cshimokita
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Echi... that quote is the epigraph from
"Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam" by Mark Bowden (2017).
I ordered the e-book as soon as it was available, and just finished reading it for the second time. "Once Upon a Distant War" by William Prochnau (1995) and "A Bright and Shinning Lie" by Neil Sheehan (1988) are two of the better books that focus on the big picture... Bowden's book is the view from the trenches... both trenches.
In an unexpected way the quote refers back to a different time... "Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu" (1966) and "Street Without Joy" (1961) both by Bernard B. Fall.
Hard to believe that the Tet Offensive was over 50 years ago... it seems like yesterday.
Casey
Macro, Micro, Close-up...
It's a naming convention, in other words, who cares when viewing the image... Macro-photography is producing photographs of small items life size or larger... some go as far as stating that it must be taken with a dedicated macro lens that has the capabil...
Nico... with the IQ now available...
the traditional definitions become a bit blurred... Casey
Echi... that quote is the epigraph from
"Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam" by Mark Bowden (2017). I ordered the e-book as soon as it was available, and just finished reading it for the second time. "Once Upon a Distant War" by William Prochnau (1995) and "A Bright and Sh...
I had to look up what epigraph meant ;-)
Ah, the Tet Offensive. I think I remember sharing with you that story of an old buddy of mine back in my programming days (yes, folks, COBOL) who used to be a map reader identifying where "charlie" was from aerial photos. He was there during the Tet Offen...
COBOL... now that's a flash from the past
I remember our discussions of the 60s & 70s ; ) The Battle of Hue was an eye opener for many... Casey
Hahaha...
When I talked to the rep from Pilot he said the "H-2105 Vanishing Point Drafting / Drawing Mechanical Pencil" was too complicated to build and they couldn't justify the mfg process at a competitive price... Google it... I found one NOS for sale listed at ...
