{"product_id":"mccullin-don-vietnam-signed","title":"McCullin, Don: Vietnam (signed)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col self-stretch py-6\" data-astro-cid-if4vlc6e=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-astro-cid-if4vlc6e=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text py-4\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis landmark volume represents the first time McCullin’s legendary Vietnam War photographs have been reproduced in a book dedicated only to this conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcCullin, who turns 91 in Autumn 2026, presents—in what the photographer has indicated will be his ‘last ever book’—a retrospective in book form of his time in Vietnam; captured over three sections or ‘campaigns’ of the individual trips he made to the region throughout the war. The work is the result of a deep archival excavation, featuring approximately 100 black and white images and more than 20 colour photographs, nearly half of which have never been previously published in print or exhibited. Well known images of Marines sit alongside shots of domestic life caught amidst the battlefield; dead or dying men and women smoked out of bunkers, and piles of human and mechanical detritus amidst the fog of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrative structure of Vietnam follows McCullin’s journey through distinct times in Vietnam covering 1965 to 1972; 1965–1967, 1968, and 1972. The collection is drawn from around 30 rolls of film taken on each trip, many of which contain images that were overshadowed by his most famous works but are now being given their proper due.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited in close collaboration with McCullin himself and with GOST Books Director Stuart Smith, Vietnam also provides intimate perspective through the inclusion of his own personal notes, commentary, and ephemeral materials; McCullin’s boot, spreads from the famous 1968 Sunday Times feature, his helmet, and his ID cards. Also included are contact sheets and the ‘backs’ of photos depicting press use, notes and editing plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe captions in the book, recorded from conversations between Smith and McCullin in 2026, also a way of storytelling used by McCullin in a for the first time, provide a comprehensive recording of his Vietnam experiences, reflecting on the fear, horror, devastation, shame, violence, bloodshed and extreme trauma from war and conflict; looking back with reflection and distance. It is the first time McCullin has shared these stories in this depth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I had come to Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of 1968 to capture what threatened to be an ugly fight: At the center of Hue was an old imperial fortress called the Citadel; the city was filled with thousands of civilians. U.S. Marines had been surprised by the North’s attack, and they were unprepared for house-to-house guerrilla warfare. Sunday newspaper subscribers needed to see pictures of the ensuing battle, I thought. At 32, I’d already covered wars in Congo, Cyprus and Israel. I’d witnessed combat up close. I reviled violence, always, but journalism had also inculcated me with a certain dutiful attraction to conflict. I thought that in Hue, like elsewhere, I’d be able to walk right up to the fight and photograph it. I thought I had the stomach for the Tet Offensive. But during 11 days inside the Citadel, I beheld all the ways that men live and die in war. I shot wars after Hue, but nothing so intense and dangerous. I witnessed the most incredible courage, too. But for what?\u003c\/em\u003e'—Sir Don McCullin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vietnam \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher, Year\u003c\/strong\u003e: GOST, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotographer: \u003c\/strong\u003eDon McCullin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 255 x 322 mm, 124 pages\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1-80598-046-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"* New, Sealed *","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58182856704380,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2244\/5351\/files\/Vietnam_cover.jpg?v=1794419970","url":"https:\/\/bookshop.thephotographersgallery.org.uk\/products\/mccullin-don-vietnam-signed","provider":"TPG Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}