Philip Jones Griffiths - Photos and contradictions
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GB. NORTHERN IRELAND. The incongruities of daily life in the urban war zone. For years, the people of Northern Ireland have lived in a strange and strained symbiosis with the occupying British army. 1973
VIETNAM. The battle for Saigon. 1968
CAMBODIA. This amphibious assault was to establish a beachhead for a barbecue. Vast quantities of meat and beer were consumed while local Vietnamese looked on. Such activities were prompted to engender morale among the troops and to expose the Vietnamese to what was considered the superior American ways of life. 1970
