Horst Faas
German · b. 1933 — d. 2012
Timeline
Born 1933 — Died 2012
1960s
1970s
Waiting for the North Vietnamese: Major General Kouprasith Abhay, commander of Laos’ 5th and capital military region, is pictured at a forward artillery base at Sala Phou Khoun in central Laos. He commands the forces along the government’s newly realigned frontline west of the Plain of Jars. He says, “When the North Vietnamese attack here they will hit their heads against this rock,” March 13, 1970
Peaceful Sight Amidst the Fighting: the giant hydroelectric plant on the Ngum River deep in the jungles of Laos nears completion after a 10-year period when the war often came close. The project, under the auspices of a United Nations commission, has never been attack although fighting has taken place nearby, March 25, 1971
Home of Revolution: Chinese family works to improve a cave home in hills outside Yenan. After its Long March in 1935, the Communist army set up headquarters here. Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai lived in the caves with the rest of the army. Yenan is being turned into a shrine to Chairman Mao, and the Yan An pagoda, in background, has become a symbol of the revolution
Hop, Step, Jump: Chinese girls practice the hop, step, jump track and field event recently at a sports center in Sian in the Shensi province in northwestern China. Students train in a variety of sports at the center during their summer vacations, in a sports system that pyramids to national competitions
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