In the eye of desert storm: photographers of the Gulf War | |
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These 189 bold, colorful pictures, taken by 24 photographers of the international Sygma photo agency, concentrate on the more romantic qualities of the Gulf clash: hearty, sunburned American soldiers; tearful good-byes against the backdrop of an imposing warship; "the latest in electronic countermeasure aircraft"; and the expectant faces of family members awaiting the arrival of their sons and daughters from the Persian Gulf. To be sure, there are also depictions of bombed-out buildings, dead Iraqis and Kuwaitis (a carved-up body lying in a morgue, charred remains strewn amid debris on the Highway of Death), burning oil wells and oil-soaked marine life, but this volume is less about the "profanity" of war, as Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, ironically, calls it, than it is about, in Bryan's ( Friendly Fire ) words, the "beauty" that is to be found in "images of such destruction." Generous, informative captions give the context of each picture, usually with a quote from the photographers telling how they managed to circumvent military security (Sygma photographers worked outside the U.S. Department of Defense's news pool) to get the shot. |
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Pengarang | Bryan, C.D.B - Personal Name Laffont, Eliane - Personal Name |
Edisi | 1st ed. |
No. Panggil | 956.7 INT |
ISBN/ISSN | 0810924900 |
Subyek | Iraq -- History War photography Persian Gulf War, 1991 |
Klasifikasi | 956.7 |
Judul Seri | |
GMD | Koleksi Oscar Motuloh |
Bahasa | Inggris |
Penerbit | Harry N. Abrams Inc. |
Tahun Terbit | 1991 |
Tempat Terbit | New York |
Deskripsi Fisik | 155 hlm. : ilus. ; 25,5 cm. |
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