The Vietnam Photo Book [Paperback]

Mark Jury (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The photographs, accompanied by quotations, anecdotes and explanations, record the many faces of the Vietnam War: limbless children; beggars and prostitutes; Bob Hope and his entourage of shapely celebrities. PW remarked that "the book has a terrific impact."
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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Vintage; 1st Vintage Books ed edition (September 12, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394746619
• ISBN-13: 978-0394746616
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,207,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book, September 10, 1999

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James A. Shields - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Vietnam Photo Book (Paperback)

In July of 1968 I found myself standing in line ready to start basic training at Ft Dix N.J. Standing next to me was a hippie - long hair, beard, hippie clothes. That hippie was Mark Jury and over the next two months we became close friends. Mark detested the war, as did I, but he was determined to see it first hand. Mark expected to be assigned to the infantry but in its infinite wisdom, the Army assigned Mark to the Information Service - or some such thing - and gave him free reign to cover Vietnam. The result is this wonderful book. I went on to Offocer Candidate School and ended up in Vietnam several years later. I was assigned to the cushy part of Vietnam working for the generals. Mark shows this part in all its opulent, luxurious silliness but he also shows the dirty part where the "canon fodder"- kids just out of high school - got shot. He shows the Vietnamese hospitals where children misfortunate enough to stumble onto mines were sent. He shows the insanity of racism among the GI's. In a word, he shows it all. The pictures are powerful and they are enhanced by Mark's perceptive commentary. If you want to see what Vietnam was like, read this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To me, this book shows what the Vietnam war was like., July 31, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Vietnam Photo Book (Paperback)

This book shows it all: the fun, the botherhood, the grief, the stupidity, the arrogance, the cynicism. When someone asks "what was vietnam like?" I set them down with this book. Jury is an honest photojournalist with a young person's eye. The photos are straightforward, clear, well composed, non gimmicky. A good book. Any Vietnam vet should have a copy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars jury's vietnam photo book, June 22, 2011

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LAR (Ridgefield, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Vietnam Photo Book (Paperback)

Mark Jury's book is one of the most inexpensive VN photobooks but it's packed with fantastic photos from behind the lines. I'm very pleased to have picked it up. Undoubtably the best value in this realm.