In the years following World War II, images of comradeship, particularly of men being physically close, largely disappeared from the public record. But, as these stunning photographs attest, ordinary American men in the extraordinary circumstances of World War II were affectionate, winsome, and playful - disarmingly innocent in a time of cataclysmic peril. Led by photography giant Captain Edward J. Steichen, the U.S. Naval Aviation Photographic Unit was organized during the war to record the daily experiences of Navy men ...
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In the years following World War II, images of comradeship, particularly of men being physically close, largely disappeared from the public record. But, as these stunning photographs attest, ordinary American men in the extraordinary circumstances of World War II were affectionate, winsome, and playful - disarmingly innocent in a time of cataclysmic peril. Led by photography giant Captain Edward J. Steichen, the U.S. Naval Aviation Photographic Unit was organized during the war to record the daily experiences of Navy men all over the world and to provide newspapers and magazines with images to promote the American cause. The unit's photographers, which included Wayne Miller, Horace Bristol, Victor Jorgensen, and Barrett Gallagher, took thousands of pictures of soldiers as they relaxed, trained, prepared for the next battle, and waited. This book brings together more than 150 of those photographs culled from the National Archives, including many that have never before been published. Whereas World War II imagery tends to be dominated by combat photography and monumental depictions of weaponry, these photographs offer a rare, intimate look at the Navy men themselves.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 4to-over 9æ-12" tall. Large quarto hardcover, bluish paper covered boards in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 160 pages. Illustrated with over 150 black and white photographs. First edition, third printing. A collection of contemporary photographs culled from the National Archives and taken by Naval Aviation Photographic Unit. An evocative and sympathetic portrayal of the quieter side of war; the playfulness, boredom and anxiety which accompany the young men who are called to fight. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked and like new copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage.
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As New in As New dust jacket. 0810948052. Book and DJ New with no names or ANY markings. DJ not price clipped.; Ships in a box, USA; 160 pages; Yes, 1st printing stated, As New.
