Lost Over Laos
Author | : Richard Pyle |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2008-12-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780786740949 |
ISBN-13 | : 0786740949 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Download or read book Lost Over Laos written by Richard Pyle and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2008-12-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1971, as American forces hastened their withdrawal from Vietnam, a helicopter was hit by enemy fire over Laos and exploded in a fireball, killing four top combat photographers: Larry Burrows of Life magazine, Henri Huet of Associated Press, Kent Potter of United Press International, and Keisaburo Shimamoto of Newsweek. The remoteness of the crash site made a recovery attempt impossible. When the war ended four years later, the war zone was sealed off and the helicopter incident faded from the headlines. But two journalist colleagues-the authors of this book-returned to Laos twenty-seven years later to resolve mysteries about the crash and pay homage to their lost friends.