Not only was Vietnam America s longest war. It was also the most photographed.

A veritable army of photographers from around the world focused their still, cin-

ema, and TV cameras on South and North Vietnam and showered many millions of

images onto the public consciousness. Uninhibited by censorship and free to ven-

ture wherever their courage or their competitiveness took them, photographers cov-

ering the South Vietnamese and American side of the war compiled a visual record

that is unprecedented for its breadth and candor. Among those who compiled that

record were the more than 1,500 soldiers, sailors, marines, coast guardsmen, and

airmen who were assigned the front and the rear as combat photographers. This

book shows the war and the people and the country of Vietnam as they captured it

on film