One Crowded Hour: Neil Davis Combat Cameraman 1934-1985 by Tim Bowden

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Foredges are sunned. Body text and binding are still very good.

One Crowded Hour remains a must-read for aspiring photographers, cinematographers, journalists and war buffs.

For over twenty years, from the early 1960s, Neil Davis brought enduring images of the horror of modern war directly from the battlefront to the world's television screens. Davis's former colleague, Tim Bowden, tells the life story of this cool and utterly dedicated professional.

Davis was a legendary gambler who often relied on his intuitive sixth sense to stay alive. He is best remembered for his eleven-year coverage of the conflict in Indo-China and was the only Western cameraman to film with the South Vietnamese army.

Having survived so much war, Davis was killed while filming an attempted coup in the streets of Bangkok in 1985. He is remembered as an exceptional man and remarkable journalist, equally at home with presidents and street beggars. (publishers blurb)