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Pub. Date
2008
Description
Photographers from the U.S. Army's Signal Corps were with the troops that drove back Hitler's troops and occupied Germany at the end of WWII. Soon photos of death camps and starving POWs shocked the home front, providing ample evidence of Nazi brutality. Yet did the faces of the defeated Germans show remorse? The victors saw only arrogance, servility, and the resentment of a population thoroughly brainwashed by the Nazis. In fact, argues Dagmar Barnouw,...
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Description
A unique approach to a hot subject--digital photography and Photoshop. The only book that shows you how to do it: pictures first, words second. Michael Wright argues that words spoil most photography books, which are overcomplicated by too much text. It should, he argues, be possible to understand the sequence of events in a photographic or computer process without having to read the text. Photography is a visual process, and the best way to get it...
3) Engineers
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Examines the lives and motivations of engineers, spanning the ancient world to modern times, and providing illustrated narratives, detailed accounts, photo-essays, and more.
6) Eyewitness to World War II: unforgettable stories and photographs from history's greatest conflict
Description
The epic story of history's greatest conflict, from the rise of Nazi Germany to the fall of Imperial Japan, drawn from the testimony of those who witnessed the war and waged it. Text chapters are accompanied by thematic photo essays, portraying pivotal events as viewed "Through the Lens". "Secret War" essays shed light on covert operations conucted by spies, commandos, conspirators, and code breakers. Includes detailed maps and over 525 photographs....
Author
Pub. Date
©1995
Description
"In Poles Apart, Galen Rowell takes us on an exhilarating visual journey to the top and the bottom of the world, using the parallel visions of his camera to reveal the fascinating differences between these polar opposites." "The Arctic, home of the polar bear, takes its name from the Greek arktos, meaning bear. The Antarctic - anti-arktos - is a realm devoid of bears, a place where penguins live on the ice unthreatened by land predators. Other differences...
Author
Pub. Date
[1994]
Description
Photo spreads, with brief commentaries, of possessions of families in more than 50 countries. Awards: SLJ Best Book. Annotation. A fascinating project--sponsored by a number of international organizations--resulting in this richly intriguing book (it will get well-deserved promotion and distribution via all sorts of media). Sixteen photographers traveled to 30 nations to live for a week with families that are "statistically average" for that nation....
Author
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
This fascinating, richly illustrated survey of all aspects of the Pacific war, from Pearl Harbor to Japan's surrender in Tokyo Bay, offers something unique among World War II histories: an extensive color portfolio of dramatic wartime relics that have survived decades on most of the Pacific island battlefields. Rusting American landing craft and tanks still can be found on the treacherous reefs and beaches where they were tragically stopped by enemy...
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