Knowra The Terror of War The Terror of War A 1972 photograph by Nick Ut shows children fleeing a napalm attack near Trảng Bàng, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Its central figure is nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc.
Nick Ut : Vietnamese-American photojournalist Huỳnh Công Út, known professionally as Nick Ut. He made the photograph while covering the aftermath of the attack.
Vietnam War : A prolonged conflict from 1955 to 1975 involving North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and their international allies. The photograph documented civilian suffering during this conflict.
War photography : Photography that documents armed conflict, its participants, and its effects. The image became one of the best-known photographs in this tradition.
Napalm Girl Controversy : A dispute over authorship and image alteration surrounding the 1972 photograph known as “Napalm Girl.” The controversy revisited who made the image and whether it had been changed.
Phan Thi Kim Phuc : A Vietnamese peace activist who was nine years old when she was photographed fleeing a napalm attack in 1972. She is the central figure in the photograph.
Vietnam People's Army : The military force of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and its successor state. Its aircraft reportedly struck the area during a South Vietnamese operation.
Anti-war movement : A social movement opposing a particular war or opposing war as a means of policy. The photograph circulated amid growing opposition to U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Douglas C. Wallace : A former photojournalist who claimed that he, rather than Nick Ut, made the famous 1972 photograph. His authorship claim triggered renewed examination of the photograph’s provenance.
Trảng Bàng : A town in Tây Ninh Province, Vietnam, near the site of a 1972 napalm attack. The photograph was made near this town as civilians fled the attack.
South Vietnamese Air Force : The air force of the Republic of Vietnam, active from 1955 until 1975. South Vietnamese aircraft dropped napalm near Trảng Bàng during the incident.
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