Iconic photos of the Vietnam War era:
A semiotic analysis as a means of understanding
Angie Lovelace*
Elon University

Iconic photos of the Vietnam War era:A semiotic analysis as a means of understandingAngie Lovelace*Elon UniversityAbstractThe Vietnam War was defined as the “first televised war,” but it has been the still photos, the singleframes, that have carved its place in history. Eddie Adams’ image of the execution of a Viet Cong memberon the streets of Saigon and Nick Ut’s photo […]