Philip Caputo, American journalist and author of 'A Rumor of War', dies at 84
Philip Caputo, the American journalist and author best known for his Vietnam War memoir 'A Rumor of War', died Thursday of cancer in Connecticut. The Pulitzer Prize-winning former foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune covered the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the fall of Saigon. His 1977 book is considered a classic of war literature.
Key facts
- Philip Caputo died Thursday of cancer in Connecticut.
- He was an American journalist and author.
- He is best known for his memoir 'A Rumor of War' (1977).
- He was a former foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune.
- He covered the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
- He covered the fall of Saigon.
- He won a Pulitzer Prize.
- His book is considered a classic of war literature.
Entities
Artists
- Philip Caputo
Institutions
- Chicago Tribune
- Le Monde
Locations
- Connecticut
- United States
- Afghanistan
- Saigon
- Vietnam