Dennis Fisher

Then All Hell Broke Loose (eBook, ePUB)

The Odyssey of a Marine Corps Photographer in Vietnam

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

One Marine, one camera, and a front-row seat to historyThen All Hell Broke Loose is a gripping visual journey through the Vietnam War. The USNS Hugh J. Gaffey dropped anchor at 1430 hours on December 27, 1966, under an overcast sky at Da Nang, Vietnam. Standing on deck and taking his first look at Vietnam was PFC Dennis Irwin Fisher, a newly minted Marine infantry rifleman. A snafu on his orders would send him to the Headquarters 1st Marine Division personnel office as "unassigned" and from there to the Division Security Platoon. As fate would have it, the Security Platoon hooches were just a short walk from the 1st Division Photo Lab. After six months of effort and agreeing to extend his tour of duty for an additional six months, Lance Corporal Fisher was transferred to Division Photo and assigned a secondary MOS as a 4631 combat still photographer. His training as an infantryman, position as a combat photographer, and his civilian training as a photojournalist provided him with a unique skill set and vantage point from which to record the actions of the Marines during the heaviest fighting of the Vietnam War. Then All Hell Broke Loose follows the young Marine photographer through seven large operations and numerous smaller actions, his wounding and two-month hospital stay, and his return to Vietnam just as the Tet Offensive broke out. Fisher's photographs display the trials and tribulations of combat and the humanity of the men fighting day in and day out. Some have been featured by the National Archives for their insightful depictions of the Vietnam War, but most are published here for the first time, presenting a unique and dramatic view of this generation-defining conflict.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780811777612
• Artikelnr.: 75597193

Autorenporträt

Dennis Fisher served three years in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the rank of sergeant. He is a photographer whose career has spanned nearly sixty years, from study under the former executive editor of Life magazine to work with the Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force. His work has been featured by the National Archives. He lives near Battle Ground, Washington just across the river from Portland, Oregon and continues to be active in photography.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter   1: Security Platoon
Chapter   2: Division Photo
Chapter   3: Operation Cochise
Chapter   4: Operation Zippo
Chapter   5: Wounded in Action
Chapter   6: Back to Duty
Chapter   7: Home for the Holidays
Chapter   8: Foxtrot 2/7
Chapter   9: Operation Rock
Chapter 10: Task Force X-Ray
Chapter 11: Operation Houston
Chapter 12: Operation No Name II
Chapter 13: Operation Baxter Garden
Chapter 14: Tank Infantry Sweep
Chapter 15: Civic Action Programs
Chapter 16: Operation Allen Brook
Chapter 17: Tragedy Strikes
Chapter 18:  Back to Phu Bai
Chapter 19: Getting Short
Chapter 20: Short Timer
Chapter 21: Freedom Bird
Chapter 22: Reflections
Acknowledgements
Glossary of Terms, Jargon, and Acronyms