Francis Patrick Burgess as a journalist for John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, South Vietnam 1965, 1966 and 1967-1968, interviewed by David Bradbury [continuation of AWM F10541]

Accession Number S03285
Collection type Sound
Measurement 11 min 36 sec
Object type Oral history
Physical description 1/4 inch sound tape reel; brand unknown; 7 1/2 ips/19 cm.s; mono; 7 inch
Maker Burgess, Francis Patrick "Pat"
Bradbury, David
Date made 28 February 1978
Access Open
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

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Description

Burgess speaks of covering the Battle of Hue with Neil Davis; Neil Davis; the incident of the Man with the White Flag; the importance of humour during war; how cameramen took more risks than journalists; his disappointment with the media's coverage of the Indochina war; the Tet offensive.
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