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Book Shooting the Pacific War

    Book Details:
  • Author : Thayer Soule
  • Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
  • Release : 2014-10-17
  • ISBN : 0813157307
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Shooting the Pacific War written by Thayer Soule and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thayer Soule couldn't believe his orders. As a junior officer with no military training or indoctrination and less than ten weeks of active duty behind him, he had been assigned to be photographic officer for the First Marine Division. The Corps had never had a photographic division before, much less a field photographic unit. But Soule accepted the challenge, created the unit from scratch, established policies for photography, and led his men into combat. Soule and his unit produced films and photos of training, combat action pictures, and later, terrain studies and photographs for intelligence purposes. Though he had never heard of a photo-litho set, he was in charge of using it for map production, which would prove vital to the division. Shooting the Pacific War is based on Soule's detailed wartime journals. Soule was in the unique position to interact with men at all levels of the military, and he provides intriguing closeups of generals, admirals, sergeants, and privates -everyone he met and worked with along the way. Though he witnessed the horror of war firsthand, he also writes of the vitality and intense comradeship that he and his fellow Marines experienced. Soule recounts the heat of battle as well as the intense training before and rebuilding after each campaign. He saw New Zealand in the desperate days of 1942. His division was rebuilt in Australia following Guadalcanal. After a stint back in Quantico training more combat photographers, he went to Guam and then to the crucible of Iwo Jima. At war's end he was serving as Photographic Officer, Fleet Marine Force Pacific, at Pearl Harbor.

Book A Wwii Combat Photographer s Story

Download or read book A Wwii Combat Photographer s Story written by Paula Errigo and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-12 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the journey of Frank S. Errigo, one of two photograhers chosen in the 40s, to take the first color images of World War II. From his journey on the Liberty Ship, to the shores of Algiers, and following the footsteps of Patton across Sicily to the Landing at Anzio and the Liberation of Rome, the striking images in this book are the first color photos of that era. Particpate in that journey through the unforgetable faces of that war.

Book A WWII Combat Photographer s Story

Download or read book A WWII Combat Photographer s Story written by Paula Errigo and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-12 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the journey of Frank S. Errigo, one of two photograhers chosen in the 40's, to take the first color images of World War II. From his disembrakation to the journey on the Liberty Ship, to the shores of Algiers, and following the footsteps of Patton across Sicily to the Landing at Anzio and the Liberation of Rome, the striking images in this book are the first color photos of that era. Particpate in that journey through the unforgetable faces of that war.

Book Shooting the Pacific War

    Book Details:
  • Author : Thayer Soule
  • Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
  • Release : 2021-10-21
  • ISBN : 0813184959
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book Shooting the Pacific War written by Thayer Soule and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thayer Soule couldn't believe his orders. As a junior officer with no military training or indoctrination and less than ten weeks of active duty behind him, he had been assigned to be photographic officer for the First Marine Division. The Corps had never had a photographic division before, much less a field photographic unit. But Soule accepted the challenge, created the unit from scratch, established policies for photography, and led his men into combat. Soule and his unit produced films and photos of training, combat action pictures, and later, terrain studies and photographs for intelligence purposes. Though he had never heard of a photo-litho set, he was in charge of using it for map production, which would prove vital to the division. Shooting the Pacific War is based on Soule's detailed wartime journals. Soule was in the unique position to interact with men at all levels of the military, and he provides intriguing closeups of generals, admirals, sergeants, and privates -everyone he met and worked with along the way. Though he witnessed the horror of war firsthand, he also writes of the vitality and intense comradeship that he and his fellow Marines experienced. Soule recounts the heat of battle as well as the intense training before and rebuilding after each campaign. He saw New Zealand in the desperate days of 1942. His division was rebuilt in Australia following Guadalcanal. After a stint back in Quantico training more combat photographers, he went to Guam and then to the crucible of Iwo Jima. At war's end he was serving as Photographic Officer, Fleet Marine Force Pacific, at Pearl Harbor.

Book Faces of War

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  • Author : Mark D. Faram
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2009
  • ISBN : 9780425221402
  • Pages : 260 pages

Download or read book Faces of War written by Mark D. Faram and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the history of the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit and their work during World War II.

Book Armed With Cameras

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  • Author : Peter Maslowski
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 1998-10-01
  • ISBN : 1439106312
  • Pages : 703 pages

Download or read book Armed With Cameras written by Peter Maslowski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronicle of the frontline photographers of World War II recounts the sometimes harrowing exploits of the American Military Photographers, men armed with cameras who accompanied the Army, Marines, Air Force, and Navy into battle.

Book Great Photographs of World War II

Download or read book Great Photographs of World War II written by Neil Kagan and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxmoor House Great Photographs of World War II (Collectors Edition) The most evocative collection of World War II photographs ever published. Selected by Time Life editors from thousands of images from museums and collections around the world, these photographs tell the haunting story of the war's heroes and horrors. Famous images from LIFE magazine are juxtaposed with rare photographs to give us a unique glimpse of war through the eyes of soldiers and civilians caught up in the most destructive conflict of all time. The editors have assembled over 280 gripping images into 25 chronological photo essays. Here, the most cataclysmic events of the war, from the Battle of Britain and the attack on Pearl Harbor to D-Day and the fall of the Third Reich, are defined by some of the most dramatic photographs of the 20th century. February 2004280+ photos 304 pages1 0 1/2" x 10 1/4" Hardcover with jacket Carton 6, Item 130057 ISBN 0-8487-2818-1 $39.95 US UPC 7-49075-30057-7

Book Just Plain Bob  WW 2  Combat Photographer and Hero

Download or read book Just Plain Bob WW 2 Combat Photographer and Hero written by Nancy A. White and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a true story about my brother Robert F Albright, commonly known as Bob. He survived the horrible dangers of World War 2 as a combat photographer.

Book Snapdragon

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  • Author : Liesl Bradner
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2018-05-31
  • ISBN : 1472828518
  • Pages : 314 pages

Download or read book Snapdragon written by Liesl Bradner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to Phil Stern's death on December 13, 2014, his original, unfinished, tattered wartime memoir was discovered, stashed away in an old folio box in his cluttered Hollywood bungalow. Best remembered for his iconic images of James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, and JFK's inauguration, his remarkable service during World War II as a combat photographer with Darby's Rangers has remained largely unknown. Until now. Stern's catchy 1940s lingo, honest and intimate observations, and humor, paired with his striking combat photography, transport the reader 70 years back in time to meet the hardscrabble Rangers and experience some of the key battles of the Mediterranean Theater. Snapdragon is an artifact of that time, told not by a man reminiscing in his twilight years, but by a young soldier fresh from the battlefields.

Book Darkness Visible

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  • Author : Charles Eugene Sumners
  • Publisher : McFarland
  • Release : 2010-06-28
  • ISBN : 9780786481941
  • Pages : 204 pages

Download or read book Darkness Visible written by Charles Eugene Sumners and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The average GI in World War II carried a rifle, had military support, was committed to whatever action his unit was engaged in, and often had time to rest and regroup before advancing. Conversely, the combat photographer had his camera, a sidearm, and a jeep, was sent wherever there was fighting to document what was happening. He often saw the worst of the war. Charles Eugene Sumners was a still photographer in the 166th Signal Photo Company, and in Darkness Visible he offers his World War II memories--some sad, some happy, many horrendous, all life-changing. With the aid of many of his photographs reproduced in this book, he remembers boot camp, the trip overseas, and events in France, Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg, including the Battle of the Bulge, while covering Patton's Third Army's field artillery, infantrymen, engineers, the 10th Armored and the 6th Armored. Other subjects include Hitler youth, refugees, labor camps, POWs, other combat photographers including his friend Russ Meyer, and going back to Europe after the war.

Book Snapdragon

Download or read book Snapdragon written by Liesl Bradner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The combat photography and wartime experiences of Phil 'Snapdragon' Stern, an iconic photographer of JFK, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, published for the first time and beautifully presented. Prior to Phil Stern's death on December 13, 2014, his original, unfinished, tattered wartime memoir was discovered, stashed away in an old folio box in his cluttered Hollywood bungalow. Best remembered for his iconic images, his remarkable service during World War II as a combat photographer with Darby's Rangers has remained largely unknown. Until now. Stern's catchy 1940s lingo, honest and intimate observations, and humor, paired with his striking combat photography, transport the reader 70 years back in time to meet the hardscrabble Rangers and experience some of the key battles of the Mediterranean Theater. Snapdragon is an artifact of that time, told not by a man reminiscing in his twilight years, but by a young soldier fresh from the battlefields.

Book The Photographer of the Lost

Download or read book The Photographer of the Lost written by Caroline Scott and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK ‘This excellent debut is a melancholic reminder of the rippling after-effects of war’ The Times 'A touching novel of love and loss' Sunday Times For fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Where The Crawdads Sing comes a moving story, inspired by real events, about how hope and love will prevail against all odds. 1921 In the aftermath of war, everyone is searching for answers. Edie’s husband Francis never came home and was declared ‘missing, believed killed’. But when she receives a mysterious photograph of him in the post, hope flares and she begins to search. Harry photographs gravesites on the Western Front, hired by grieving families. Plagued by memories of his last conversation with Francis, he has never stopped searching for his brother. After years apart, their search brings them together. As they uncover the truth they are haunted by the past and their own complex feelings – towards Francis, and towards each other. Are some questions better left unanswered? Perfect for fans of Maggie O'Farrell and Helen Dunmore, The Photographer of the Lost is a beautiful novel, inspired by real events in the wake of the First World War, about love and loss, grief and guilt, and the fleeting, fragile moments of life. Praise for The Photographer of the Lost: 'Epic… A beautifully written must-read' heat 'A gripping, devastating novel about the lost and the ones they left behind' Sarra Manning, RED ‘Terrific first novel’ Daily Mail ‘Scott has done an amazing job of drawing on real stories to craft a powerful novel’ Good Housekeeping ‘A deeply poignant and immersive novel . . . told in beautiful, elevated prose. I was completely caught up in these characters’ stories’ Rachel Hore 'What a wonderful debut novel . . . With a mystery at its heart and a moving, but page turning hook, I couldn’t stop reading' Lorna Cook 'A sublimely rendered portrait of the search for answers amidst the chaos and devastation left behind in the aftermath of World War 1' Fiona Valpy ‘A poignant hymn to those who gave up their lives for their country and to those who were left behind’ Fanny Blake 'I was utterly captivated by this novel, which swept me away, broke my heart, then shone wonderful light through all the pieces' Isabelle Broom ‘Beautiful, unflinching: The Photographer of the Lost is going to be on an awful lot of Best Books of the Year lists, mine included… unforgettable’ Iona Grey 'Momentous, revelatory and astonishing historical fiction!' Historical Novel Society

Book Women War Photographers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anne-Marie Beckmann
  • Publisher : National Geographic Books
  • Release : 2019-09-03
  • ISBN : 3791358685
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Women War Photographers written by Anne-Marie Beckmann and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover eight remarkable women war photographers who have documented harrowing and unforgettable crises and combat around the world for the past eighty years. Women have been on the front lines of war for more than a century. With access to places men cannot go, the women who photograph war lend a unique perspective to the consequences of conflict. From intimate glimpses of daily life to the atrocities of war, this exhibition catalog reveals the range and depth of eight women photographers' contributions to wartime photojournalism. Each photographer is introduced by a brief, informative essay followed by reproductions of a selection of their works. Included here are images by Lee Miller, who documented the liberation of Dachau and Buchenwald. The first woman journalist to parachute into Vietnam, Catherine Leroy was on the ground during the Tet Offensive. Susan Meiselas raised international awareness around the Somoza regime's catastrophic effects in Nicaragua. German reporter Anja Niedringhaus worked on assignment in nearly every major conflict of the 1990s, from the Balkans to Libya, Iraq to Afghanistan. The work of Carolyn Cole, Françoise Demulder, Christine Spengler, and Gerda Taro round out this collective profile of courage under pressure and of humanity in the face of war.

Book From Anderson s Holler

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  • Author : Melvin Shaffer
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-03-26
  • ISBN : 9781878516169
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book From Anderson s Holler written by Melvin Shaffer and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Lee Miller s War

    Book Details:
  • Author : Antony Penrose
  • Publisher : Random House (UK)
  • Release : 1992
  • ISBN : 9780091770303
  • Pages : 208 pages

Download or read book Lee Miller s War written by Antony Penrose and published by Random House (UK). This book was released on 1992 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recording her involvement as a war correspondent, this book covers Lee Miller's account of being the only woman combat photographer to follow the Allied advance across Western Europe in World War II. She tells her story in words and pictures, from a field hospital behind Omaha Beach in Normandy, July 1944, to the burning of Berchtesgaden in 1945.

Book Cat Thirteen

Download or read book Cat Thirteen written by Bob Stubenrauch and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book of Absolutes: Absolute Authority, Absolute Truth, Absolute Deity, Absolute Revelation, Absolute Knowledge, Absolute Temperature--not lukewarm--but absolute hot and absolute cold. This book will enlighten "the called" to Absolute Revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ. Modern Christianity has embraced the position in revelation of the Godhead to a Trinity, which is worldwide. The Council of Nicea with its Trinitarian Creed by Constantine has dishonored Jesus Christ by placing Him lower than the Father of Glory thus bringing about the fall of the modern day Church. However the Absolute Church of Jesus Christ is alive and well, standing itself against any heresy that denies the only Lord God, Jesus Christ. It is the sole purpose of this book to restore the fallen church to the Faith of our fathers, returning back to the Apostle's doctrine. This book is dedicated to the Absolute Church, the One and only body of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

Book Immortal Images

Download or read book Immortal Images written by Tedd Thomey and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A member of the 28th Marines regiment that fought at Iwo Jima and raised the flags on Mt. Suribachi, Tedd Thomey offers here a fascinating, very personal story about the two photographers whose camera artistry captured the historic second flag raising. He describes with great sensitivity the triumphs and humiliations of Joe Rosenthal, the Associated Press photographer who became well known to the public but endured years of abuse from the media, which claimed he had staged his famous photo. A modest, highly ethical man, Rosenthal tried for years to ignore the unjust accusations but finally fought back. Thomey also tells the tragic story of the other photographer, Sgt. Bill Genaust, a Marine cinematographer whose immortal motion picture of the flag raising has been seen world-wide for half a century. Killed in battle nine days after the flag went up, Genaust was not publicly identified by the Marine Corps or given credit for his film classic, Thomey explains, until another Marine movie cameraman and Iwo survivor, Sgt. Harrold Weinberger, mounted a decades-long campaign. His efforts eventually succeeded in bringing honor to Genaust and in 1995 a bronze plaque atop Suribachi. The poignant story of Genaust's widow, Adelaide, is also told. A series of photos reproduced from Genaust's motion picture illustrates the book along with photographs by Rosenthal and of Iwo Jima today, taken by the author on a recent visit.