The Girl in the Picture: The Story of Kim Phuc, the Photograph, and the Vietnam War

OnJune8,1972,nine-year-oldKimPhuc,severelyburnedbynapalm,ranfromherblazingvillageinSouthVietnamandintotheeyeofhistory.Herphotograph-oneofthemostunforgettableimagesofthetwentiethcentury-wasseenaroundtheworldandhelpedturnpublicopinionagainsttheVietnamWar.Thisbookisthestoryofhowthatphotographcametobe-andthestoryofwhathappenedtothatgirlafterthecamerashutterclosed.Award-winningbiographerDeniseChong'sportraitofKimPhuc-whoeventuallydefectedtoCanadaandisnowaUNESCOspokesperson-isararelookattheVietnamWarfromtheVietnamesepoint-of-viewandoneoftheonlybookstodescribeeverydaylifeinthewakeofthiswarandtoprobeitslingeringeffectsonallitsparticipants.