Author: Thomas C. Sorensen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Evaluation of the efforts of the U.S. Government to influence world opinion, based on the author's years of service with the U.S. Information Agency in the 1950's.
The Word War
Author: Thomas C. Sorensen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Evaluation of the efforts of the U.S. Government to influence world opinion, based on the author's years of service with the U.S. Information Agency in the 1950's.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Evaluation of the efforts of the U.S. Government to influence world opinion, based on the author's years of service with the U.S. Information Agency in the 1950's.
Word Pictures of War
Author: W. F. de Bois MacLaren
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : War poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : War poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Cloning Terror
Author: W. J. T. Mitchell
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226532607
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
The phrase 'War on Terror' has quietly been retired from official usage, but it persists in the American psyche, and our understanding of it is hardly complete. Exploring the role of verbal and visual images in the War on Terror, the author finds a conflict whose shaky metaphoric and imaginary conception has created its own reality.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226532607
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
The phrase 'War on Terror' has quietly been retired from official usage, but it persists in the American psyche, and our understanding of it is hardly complete. Exploring the role of verbal and visual images in the War on Terror, the author finds a conflict whose shaky metaphoric and imaginary conception has created its own reality.
War is Beautiful - The New York Times Pictorial Guide to the Glamour of Armed Conflict
Author: David Shields
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1576879496
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Bestselling author David Shields analyzed over a decade's worth of front-page war photographs fromTheNew York Timesand came to a shocking conclusion: the photo-editing process ofthe "paper of record,"by way of pretty, heroic, and lavishly aesthetic image selection, pullsthe woolover the eyes of its readers; Shields forces us to face not only the the media's complicity in dubious and catastrophic military campaigns but our own as well.This powerful media mouthpiece, the mightyTimes, far from being a check on governmental power, is in reality a massive amplifier for its dark forces by virtue of the way it aestheticizeswarfare. Anyone baffled by the willful American involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan can't help but see in this book how eagerly and invariably theTimesled the way in making the case for these wars through the manipulation of its visuals. Shields forces the reader to weigh the consequences of our own passivity in the face of these images' opiatic numbing. The photographs gathered inWar Is Beautiful, often beautiful and always artful, are filters of reality rather than the documentary journalism they purport to be.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1576879496
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Bestselling author David Shields analyzed over a decade's worth of front-page war photographs fromTheNew York Timesand came to a shocking conclusion: the photo-editing process ofthe "paper of record,"by way of pretty, heroic, and lavishly aesthetic image selection, pullsthe woolover the eyes of its readers; Shields forces us to face not only the the media's complicity in dubious and catastrophic military campaigns but our own as well.This powerful media mouthpiece, the mightyTimes, far from being a check on governmental power, is in reality a massive amplifier for its dark forces by virtue of the way it aestheticizeswarfare. Anyone baffled by the willful American involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan can't help but see in this book how eagerly and invariably theTimesled the way in making the case for these wars through the manipulation of its visuals. Shields forces the reader to weigh the consequences of our own passivity in the face of these images' opiatic numbing. The photographs gathered inWar Is Beautiful, often beautiful and always artful, are filters of reality rather than the documentary journalism they purport to be.
Photography and the American Civil War
Author: Jeff L. Rosenheim
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0300191804
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Published to coincide with the 150th anniverary of the battle of Gettysburg, features both familiar and rarely seen Civil War images from such photographers as George Barnard, Mathew Brady, and Timothy O'Sullivan.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0300191804
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Published to coincide with the 150th anniverary of the battle of Gettysburg, features both familiar and rarely seen Civil War images from such photographers as George Barnard, Mathew Brady, and Timothy O'Sullivan.
The Oxford Companion to World War II
Author: Ian Dear
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192806666
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1039
Book Description
From blitzkrieg and blackout to ghettos and Guadalcanal, World War II was a conflict that touched all nations and penetrated all aspects of people's lives. Sixty years after it ended, it still shapes the world we live in today. With over 1,750 A-Z entries, by more than 140 specialist contributors from Germany, Italy, and Japan, as well as from the Allied nations, the Companion provides uniquely worldwide coverage of the war. The strategies, forces, battles, and campaigns, and the social, political, and economicenvironments in which they operated are explored from both sides of the conflict. Every aspect of the war is covered: in-depth surveys of the countries involved in the conflict; politics and strategy; domestic and economic issues; resistance and intelligence; campaigns and battles; warfare and weapons; wartime leaders and influential people; slogans and slangThe Companion's comprehensive coverage and in-depth analysis are supported by hundreds of maps, charts, and diagrams, and a full chronology.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192806666
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1039
Book Description
From blitzkrieg and blackout to ghettos and Guadalcanal, World War II was a conflict that touched all nations and penetrated all aspects of people's lives. Sixty years after it ended, it still shapes the world we live in today. With over 1,750 A-Z entries, by more than 140 specialist contributors from Germany, Italy, and Japan, as well as from the Allied nations, the Companion provides uniquely worldwide coverage of the war. The strategies, forces, battles, and campaigns, and the social, political, and economicenvironments in which they operated are explored from both sides of the conflict. Every aspect of the war is covered: in-depth surveys of the countries involved in the conflict; politics and strategy; domestic and economic issues; resistance and intelligence; campaigns and battles; warfare and weapons; wartime leaders and influential people; slogans and slangThe Companion's comprehensive coverage and in-depth analysis are supported by hundreds of maps, charts, and diagrams, and a full chronology.
The Independent
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1602
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1602
Book Description
Military Words with Pictures
Author: United States. Army. Forces, Far East. Troop Information and Education Section
Publisher:
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
Commerce
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1484
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1484
Book Description
The John Wayne Word Search Book - The War Films Large Print Edition
Author: Editors of the Official John Wayne Magazine
Publisher: Media Lab Books
ISBN: 9781948174794
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
If you love puzzles and you love John Wayne, this is the book for you! A follow up to the wildly popular The John Wayne Word Search Book: The Westerns – Large Print Edition, this new title is similarly devoted to word search puzzles, one of the most popular puzzle categories. Each puzzle focuses on one of Duke’s popular war films or the real historical events upon which his films were based. Puzzles are packed with hidden words detailing actors, characters, plot points, directors, awards, real historical incidents and much more. John Wayne enthusiasts – and lovers of military films in general – will find hours of fun to be had in this book. Perfect for reading in low light, or for readers with limited vision, the book also includes dozens of exclusive photos from Duke’s films, both in front of and behind the camera.
Publisher: Media Lab Books
ISBN: 9781948174794
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
If you love puzzles and you love John Wayne, this is the book for you! A follow up to the wildly popular The John Wayne Word Search Book: The Westerns – Large Print Edition, this new title is similarly devoted to word search puzzles, one of the most popular puzzle categories. Each puzzle focuses on one of Duke’s popular war films or the real historical events upon which his films were based. Puzzles are packed with hidden words detailing actors, characters, plot points, directors, awards, real historical incidents and much more. John Wayne enthusiasts – and lovers of military films in general – will find hours of fun to be had in this book. Perfect for reading in low light, or for readers with limited vision, the book also includes dozens of exclusive photos from Duke’s films, both in front of and behind the camera.