Not Yet at Ease: Photographs of America's Continuing Engagement With the Vietnam War

Not Yet At Ease is the most up to date book on the market which shows in 158 photographs that the effects of the Vietnam War continue to be felt in America today. Not Yet At Ease: Photographs of America's Continuing Engagement With The Vietnam War is a unique photo collection and narrative in eleven chapters. It is a 160 page coffee table book in hardback.It is the only book on the market which uses black and white photos to show the history and events associated with the war in the past and color photographs to show people's reactions at the Vietnam Memorial and the objects they leave there, what is happening now.What sets the book apart from other titles is its use of photojournalism to present the war from so many different perspectives as well as its emphasis on emotional content. The Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force are all depicted, as are the women who served in Vietnam. Every side to the conflict is shown in an evenhanded and respectful way. The book also recognizes the journalists who died covering the war.The photos, many taken from the National Archives, include rare shots, both candid and posed, of the Viet Cong; pictures of My Lai on the day of the massacre; personal photos of the troops who served in Vietnam; and the author's own photos of the antiwar protests and the Vietnam Memorial in Washington. A powerful aid to teaching about this turbulent time, Not Yet At Ease puts a visual face on the military intervention, the protests at home, and the veterans and families who are still grappling with the meaning of the conflict decades later. The book raises, but does not answer, the eternal questions associated with peace and war.… (more)