War Torn: Stories from the Women RE : Stories of War from the Women Reporters Who Covered Vietnam / Tad Bartimus ... [Et Al.] ; Introduction by Gloria Emerson.
By Kazickas JurateFor the first time, nine women who made journalism history talk candidly about their professional and deeply personal experiences as young reporters who lived, worked, and loved surrounded by war. Their stories span a decade of AmericaÂ?s involvement in Vietnam, from the earliest days of the conflict until the last U.S. helicopters left Saigon in 1975.
They were gutsy risk-takers who saw firsthand what most Americans knew only from their morning newspapers or the evening news. Many had very particular reasons for going to VietnamÂ?some had to fight and plead to goÂ?but others ended up there by accident. What happened to them was remarkable and important by any standard. Their lives became exciting beyond anything they had ever imagined, and the experience never left them. It was dangerousÂ?one was wounded, and one was captured by the North VietnameseÂ?but the challenges they faced were uniquely rewarding.
They lived at full tilt, making an impact on all the people around them, from the orphan children in the streets to their fellow journalists and photographers to the soldiers they met and lived with in the field. They experienced anguish and heartbreakÂ?and an abundance
of friendship and love. These stories not only introduce a remarkable group of individuals but give an entirely new perspective on the most controversial conflict in our history. Vietnam changed their lives forever. Here they tell about it with all the candor, commitment, and energy that characterized their courageous reporting during the war.
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- Hardcover
- 291 pages
- English
- 0375506284
- 9780375506284
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