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The fall of Phnom Penh 17 April 1975 Roland Neveu.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Bangkok Asia Horizons Books 2009.Edition: First editionDescription: 129 pages illustrations (some colour 20 x 27 cmISBN:
  • 9789748371528
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 959.604 1 NEU
Contents:
Final days of the war Operation Eagle Pull The day before the fall 17 April 1975 : the fall of Phnom Penh Riding up Monivong Boulevard The gate of the French Embassy The years of darkness.
Summary: 17 April 1975. The date sends a chill down the spine of most Cambodians. It was the start of a nightmare that was to continue for almost four years at the hands of the brutal Khmer Rouge. Photographer Roland Neveu was one of the few foreigners who stayed behind when most of the press corps left the country as part of US evacuation operation Eagle Pull. The few 35-mm films which he shot that day are some of the only remaining images of that time. He was lucky enough to be able to take them out of the country after his forced sojourn in the French Embassy compound. This book takes you to Phnom Penh on that fateful day.
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Books Books Center for Khmer Studies Darryl Collins LC Cambodian Collection 959.604 1 NEU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 8686

Final days of the war Operation Eagle Pull The day before the fall 17 April 1975 : the fall of Phnom Penh Riding up Monivong Boulevard The gate of the French Embassy The years of darkness.

17 April 1975. The date sends a chill down the spine of most Cambodians. It was the start of a nightmare that was to continue for almost four years at the hands of the brutal Khmer Rouge. Photographer Roland Neveu was one of the few foreigners who stayed behind when most of the press corps left the country as part of US evacuation operation Eagle Pull. The few 35-mm films which he shot that day are some of the only remaining images of that time. He was lucky enough to be able to take them out of the country after his forced sojourn in the French Embassy compound. This book takes you to Phnom Penh on that fateful day.

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