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He also related stories of their activities both at the front and also behind the lines.
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Military photographers often went in harm's way to get the stills and movies that civilians saw in their newspapers, magazines and in the newsreels, but rarely were personally identified or credited. Maslowski describes the subject of documentaries like San Pietro that stirred controversy for their frank depictions of the realisms of battle. He also touches on the more technical aspects of the profession, such as film quality and the development of lighter, better cameras as the war progressed.
This book is a narrative history and is rather anecdotal at times, but is an easy read for those who wish to learn more about the subject. Military Scholar Peter Maslowski has written a compelling account of the creation of photographic divisions in the various branches of the armed services, and the dedicated men who captured the reality and spirit of the war for all time. Their work is still seen on every television channel and in war related publications to the present day. While thoroughly researching his work and directly interviewing the survivors, it is Maslowski's compelling style of writing that brings this incredible work to life.
This is truly a remarkable book about an era not too far in the past. Since I bought this book a few years ago and it's been a valuable resource and reference.
I would recommend the book to anybody who has interest in it! The book goes in depth and covers all branches of the military which is important. Photos that support the book are very interesting and really show what those veterans went through to get the shots and footage they needed to document WWII. It does not cover the civillian photographers of news agencies, but just the men who served in uniform. It does that job very well, and has yet to be bettered. I'm not sure it really ever could.
My brother, Robert Albright, is one of the WW 2 photographers mentioned in this book.
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I remember how still and silent it felt; even the birds were quiet. But, instead of seeming peaceful, it felt ominous. Locals take shelter during the fighting in Angola's long-running civil war. I was struck by how war-weary the women and children appeared. After the photograph was taken, they receded into the darkness.
It bothered me that I never saw them again. As I made my way to the frontline of the Nagorno-Karabakh War, I encountered this soldier returning from the front. These Komjo rebel fighters in Liberia believed their animist practices protected them from incoming bullets. Sadly, this wasn't true. The mask the rebel fighter in the centre of the picture is wearing is called a 'devil mask'. They had a reputation for being fearsome warriors, and I always felt uncomfortable around them as they could be volatile and unpredictable.
Angola's MPLA soldiers would often carry amulets or decorate their tanks for good luck. In this case it was with a child's doll. It seemed visually and culturally incongruous. The soldier in this image informed me that he had just hit his target.
The silence from the enemy trench seemed to add validity to his claim. An Angolan landmine victim experiences a 'phantom pain' in his amputated limb. I had waited in the prosthetics room knowing that an amputee would come in. He reeled back in pain as though he had been electrocuted, pulling his shirt open as he tried to maintain his balance. A former combatant in Angola's long-running civil war is chained to an engine block in a mental hospital in Luanda, Angola.
He was one of scores chained to various car engine parts. They were all said to be former combatants who had become mentally unhinged because of what they had experienced during the conflict. I felt helpless and appalled photographing human beings chained up like wild animals. Angolan children run through the streets of Quito during a lull in the fighting. I was perplexed by how the vehicle had ended up on its side in such a tight space. A sick child cries to be picked up during the civil war in Quito, Angola. No matter how many times I photographed scenes of poverty and desperation like this one, I never failed to be confronted by the pathos of it.
An Angolan man has his leg amputated without anesthetic at a hospital in Quito. He had stepped on a landmine. His anguish pervaded me. A little later, I asked him what the problem was. He told me 'malaria'. Bosnian Muslim fighters come under fire in the former Yugoslavia. It was trench warfare and this was a frontline. But what was particularly unsettling was that the bullets were coming from behind us as well as from in front. We had been flanked.
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. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Armed With Cameras by Peter Maslowski. Armed With Cameras 4. Paperback , pages. Published October 1st by Free Press first published October 1st