Vietnam Zippos
Sherry Buchanan
This extraordinary collection of combat-Worn chrome-plated steel Zippos are powerful conic objects of the Vietnam War. The intense and sincere sentiments the soldiers etched on the small rectangular canvas of the Zippo are an invaluable record of that conflict The hearts and minds of the everyday grunt were directly expressed on the stainless steel canvas of the Zippo that they carried in their pockets into combat. Over three million individuals spent time in Vietnam over the course of the War and most of them had at least one Zippo imported through the base PX (Post Exchange Store for US goods). Personalised at sidewalk Saigon kiosks by machines that could do metal engraving, the zippo was mascot, good luck charm and friend. It was also an instrument of death. The expression ?zippo that hut? dates from that time. The engravings express dreams of sex, drugs and love, longings for home, loneliness and fear, defiance, hatred, rage and hopes for peace. This engaging and powerful book bears witness to the real uncensored feelings of the young American soldier in Vietnam.

Price: Bht 995.00