The eye of war : words and photographs from the front line / introduction by John Keegan ; essays by Phillip Knightley ; pictures edited by Sarah Jackson & Annabel Merullo.

Main entry:

Knightley, Phillip.

Title & Author:

The eye of war : words and photographs from the front line / introduction by John Keegan ; essays by Phillip Knightley ; pictures edited by Sarah Jackson & Annabel Merullo.

Publication:

London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003.

Description:

287 pages : chiefly photographs (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / John Keegan -- 1. The Camera Goes to War 1855-65 -- 2. Imperial Expansion 1865-1900 -- 3. Rehearsals for Armageddon 1900-14 -- 4. First World War 1914-18 -- 5. Short Intermission 1918-39 -- 6. Second World War 1939-45 -- 7.Independence Wars 1945-1994 -- 8. Conflicts of Faith 1948-2003.

Summary:

The Eye of War is a chronicle of the changing face of conflict as recorded by the men and women who went to the front and captured on film, or in words, the experience of battle. From the Crimean War, the American Civil War, through two world wars, Vietnam and the two recent Gulf Wars to the Balkans and beyond, photographers have been drawn to the battlefront. Just as warfare has been transformed by technology, so have the cameras that document the watching, the waiting, the heat of battle, or the bloody aftermath; weapons have become more deadly whilst the camera has become smaller, quicker, sharper. The best photographs distil the chaos of war into visual icons that haunt the mind. This book selects 200 of the most powerful, together with poignant first-hand descriptions by battlefield witnesses, to make an outstanding visual record. The great war photographers of each era are represented, including Robert Capa, W. Eugene Smith and Yevgeny Khaldei, all active in the Second World War; Don McCullin and Larry Burrows in Vietnam, and, currently, James Nachtwey. The vastness of the Pacific vies with the empty steppes of Russia in 1942, the squalor of the 1914-18 trenches with that of street fighting and innocent civilian casualties, particularly in more recent wars.

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ISBN:

0297843117
9780297843115

Subject:

War photography History 19th century.
War photography History 20th century.
Military history, Modern 19th century.
Military history, Modern 20th century.
Military history, Modern 19th century Pictorial works.
Military history, Modern 20th century Pictorial works.
Photographie de guerre Histoire 19e siècle.
Photographie de guerre Histoire 20e siècle.
Histoire militaire 19e siècle.
Histoire militaire 20e siècle.
Histoire militaire 19e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Histoire militaire 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Military history, Modern
War photography

Form/genre:

Viewbooks.
History
Illustrated works

Added entries:

Jackson, Sarah, 1951-
Merullo, Annabel.

Words and photographs from the front line

Holdings:

Location: Library main 230347
Call No.: TR820.6 K65 2003
Status: Available

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