Keiichi Akimoto - Vietnam at War - 1965

## **Item Description: Senka no Vietnam (Vietnam at War) – Asahi Graph Special Edition (1965)**

**A harrowing and historically significant masterpiece of 20th-century war photography.**

This volume is a rare special edition of the magazine **Asahi Graph**, published on **March 10, 1965**. Titled *Senka no Vietnam* (Vietnam in Flames), it stands as one of the most important early Japanese visual records of the Vietnam War.

The book features the legendary collaboration between the award-winning photographer **Keiichi Akimoto** and the celebrated novelist **Ken Kaiko**.

**Key Highlights:**

* Frontline Photojournalism:*
In February 1965, Akimoto and Kaiko were embedded with the South Vietnamese army as special correspondents for the Asahi Shimbun.
They were among the few journalists to survive high-casualty operations, providing a perspective of "seeing with Japanese eyes" that differed from Western media at the time.

* Iconic Imagery:*
The book contains Akimoto's signature series of photographs, including the deeply moving and controversial images documenting the execution of Vietnamese students, which remains a benchmark for raw, unflinching photojournalism.

* Literary Context:*
Accompanying the visual narrative is reportage by Ken Kaiko, which would later be developed into his timeless masterpiece, *Vietnam War Chronicles* (Vietnam Senki).

* Historical Significance:*
Published just as the conflict was escalating, this volume captured the "cold reality" of the war's impact on soldiers and civilians alike before it became a daily fixture in global media.

Size: 33.5 x 26 cm
Weight: 235 grams

In fair condition.

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