David Douglas Duncan's Images of War

Fresh Air

Published May 29, 2006 at 12:23 PM EDT

Life magazine has called David Douglas Duncan perhaps the best war photographer since Matthew Brady. In 1999, Duncan received a lifetime achievement award for excellence and bravery from the Marine Corps. We rebroadcast an interview with Duncan from July 2, 1990.

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