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by Dennis I. Fisher.
Softcover (7.25×9.75 inches). 181 pages. 2025.
Subtitle: The Odyssey of a Marine Corps Photographer in Vietnam
Through a fortunate paperwork snafu, the author was sent to Vietnam as a clerk, not an infantry replacement. This kept him in the rear areas, a reasonably safe spot, and perseverance in getting transferred to a photography unit paid off.
He then humped a camera, not a rifle, through the jungle and at outposts documenting operations. When he had enough shots, he hitched a ride back to his unit base and developed, catalogued, and forwarded his photos.
I thought this would be a photo book, and it contains 179 black and white photos, but it is also a memoir of his tour in Vietnam. It reads quickly, complete with terrifying moments, lucky escapes, and the occasional shenanigan. He saw his job of documenting the good, bad, and ugly of Marine Corps units’ daily battles. His words are just as good as his photos.
The book also contains six black and white maps.
Enjoyed it.
— Reviewed by Russ Lockwood
