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Don McCullin
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
01 January, 1976
Lebanese Christian Phalangists in the foyer of the Holiday Inn in Beirut, battling with Palestinians in the adjacent hotel during the Lebanese Civil War, in January-February 1976. The Minet-el-Hosn hotel district of downtown Beirut was one of the first fronts in the war that opened up.
Don McCullin
Donald 'Don' McCullin (London, UK, 1935) is one of history's great war photographers. His interest in photography was sparked during his national service (1953-1955), when he ser...
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