Catherine Leroy was a photojournalist who chronicled a year of the Vietnam War in stunning detail. Although I had seen some of her photographs, I didn't realize she was the photographer.

The book begins each chapter with letters to Leroy's mother. It's a supremely detailed book, but never boring or too dense. This will be a welcome addition to my unit over The Things They Carried, and I can see most students being interested in this topic.

Many thanks to Harry N. Abrams and Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in return for an honest review.

This title is about the Vietnam War and a photographer's experience taking photos with the American troops. There's a lot of interesting information throughout and some great interspersed photos included. there's even a really interesting section about cameras of the time period. I think this would be a great title to hand to any teen that enjoys history or military.

I always appreciate a look at history from a unique perspective, and in this case, through a different lens.

The author shares many extraordinary events experienced by a French female photojournalist during the Vietnam war. In photos, Catherine Leroy looks out of place in her baggy fatigues, but through excerpts from personal letters, the author’s detailed account of Leroy’s time in Vietnam, and Leroy’s award-winning photographs, a young woman’s determination emerges. Readers witness the evolution of Leroy’s personal purpose as she discovers the importance of her role as a journalists in a time of war.

This is a timely and thought-provoking book that informs and grounds young readers in Catherine Leroy’s world with helpful information they’ll need to understand some important differences between then and now. For example, what photography was like during the Vietnam War.

Close-Up is not so much a biography as a snapshot in time of both the Vietnam War and a courageous young woman photojournalist determined to capture it. Farrell does a great job of distilling the war into small, digestible chunks. Catherine Leroy's photos are peppered throughout and are excellent accompaniments to the text. The book really picks up speed as the reader follows Leroy into serious battles, and there are some incredibly tense moments that I will not give away. I highly recommend for anyone into women whose stories haven't been highlighted as they should, history/war buffs, and photography lovers/students.

Fascinating. I had never heard of Catherine Leroy before reading this book. The work she did taking photographs on the ground with active war going on around her is truly astonishing. I appreciate that the author gave an account of her life with honesty and a sharp focus on her contributions to the field, rather than her shortcomings or gossiping about her love life. All in all, a very well done book that keeps the reader engaged.

Well researched, great layout. I can't wait to recommend this to my non-fiction readers, local educators, and teens looking for something new to try.