# Lost Over Laos

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- Authors: [Horst Faas](https://www.bookquiver.com/horst-faas), [Richard Pyle](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-pyle)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2004-03-03

## Description

In 1971, as American forces hastened their withdrawal from Vietnam, a helicopter was hit by enemy fire over Laos and exploded in a fireball, killing four top combat photographers: Larry Burrows of Life magazine, Henri Huet of Associated Press, Kent Potter of United Press International, and Keisaburo Shimamoto of Newsweek. The remoteness of the crash site made a recovery attempt impossible. When the war ended four years later, the war zone was sealed off and the helicopter incident faded from the headlines. But two journalist colleagues-the authors of this book-returned to Laos twenty-seven years later to resolve mysteries about the crash and pay homage to their lost friends.

## Editions

### Lost Over Laos

- Publisher: da_capo_press
- ISBN: 978-03-0681-251-4
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2004-03-03
- Language: en_GB