On the frontlines of the television war : a legendary war cameraman in Vietnam /
Yasutsune "Tony" Hirashiki ; foreword by Ted Koppel ; edited by Terry Irving.
- 365 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plate : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
"This book is a translated and revised edition of the original Japanese title: Once I Dreamed of Being Robert Capa (Kodansha, two volumes, 2008)." -- title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-357) and index.
pt.1: Good luck Omikuji Happy Valley Rookie Teacher Hawks or Doves The bureau Con Thien Meet the bosses Independent guy He loved Mozart Son of a minister Veteran Tuckner's crouch pt. 2: Bad luck Omikuji Competition Charming dictator Reinforcements Photographers American guy Documentarian Quiet in Kontum Roger returns Battle of An Loc Quang Tri Survivor's guilt Ceasefire Fall of Cambodia Fall of Saigon
The story of Yasutsune "Tony" Hirashiki's ten years in Vietnam--beginning when he arrived in 1966 as a young freelancer with a 16mm camera but without a job or the slightest grasp of English and ending in the hectic fall of Saigon in 1975 when he was literally thrown on one of the last flights out.
Translated from the Japanese.
9781612004723 (hardback) 1612004725 (hardback)
2017304390
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Press coverage. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Journalists. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American. Guerra de Vietnam, 1961-1975 Guerra de Vietnam, 1961-1975 --Cobertura de prensa Guerra de Vietnam, 1961-1975 --Campaņas Guerra de Vietnam, 1961-1975 --Relatos personales