Год выпуска: 2004 Автор: Tad Bartimus, Denby Fawcett, Jurate Kazickas, Edith Lederer, Ann Mariano Издательство: Random House Trade Paperbacks Страниц: 320 ISBN: 0375757821
Описание
“This book is about our experiences as women reporters covering the Vietnam War from 1966 until the fall of Saigon, in 1975. Each of us has written a chapter about what we saw and felt in Indochina—our adventures, fears, excitement, and the difficulties and loneliness. “Vietnam was a unique war for all journalists, because there was no censorship. The U.S. military provided extraordinary access to combat operations. We could fly on bombing missions, parachute into hostile territory with an airborne unit, spend a week with the Special Forces in the jungle, hitch a ride on a chopper and land amid rocket and artillery as a battle raged, or be taken prisoner like a soldier. This access gave women reporters a chance to show that they could cover combat bravely and honorably, holding their own even under the most frightening and stressful circumstances. “Some of us went on to cover other wars, but there was never any other quite like Vietnam. We are writing about Vietnam now...
