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The girl in the picture, the story of Kim Phuc, the photograph and the Vietnam War

Paperback • 1999

The girl in the picture, the story of Kim Phuc, the photograph and the Vietnam War

By Denise Chong

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About the book

On June 8, 1972, nine-year-old Kim Phuc, severely burned by napalm, ran from her blazing village in South Vietnam and into the eye of history. Her photograph - one of the most unforgettable images of the twentieth century - was seen around the world and helped turn public opinion against the Vietnam War. This book is the story of how that photograph came to be - and the story of what happened to that girl after the camera shutter closed. Award-winning biographer Denise Chong's portrait of Kim P...Show more

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9780140280210

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1999

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The girl in the picture, the story of Kim Phuc, the photograph and the Vietnam War

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