Seeing the war : the stories behind the famous photographs of World War II / David P. Colley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colley, David P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Photography.

World War, 1939-1945.

Photography.

World War, 1939-1945--Biography.

World War, 1939-1945--Pictorial works.

Genre:

Biographies.

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

xviii, 168 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Lebanon, NH : ForeEdge, an imprint of University Press of New England, [2015]

Summary:

The faces in photographs of World War II-both the famous pictures from Life magazine and the seldom-seen snapshots of individual soldiers, sailors, and correspondents-have a unique capacity to induce awe, respect, and wonder. Who were these men and women? Did they survive the war? And, if so, what were their lives like? Author and Vietnam-era veteran David P. Colley has been researching the subjects of World War II photographs for more than twenty years. As he explains, "I find the pursuit of the soldiers in World War II photographs illuminating. We never stop and ask about the toll of war or what happened to the men afterward. Many were killed or wounded or suffered deep psychological scars. The year 2015 marks the seventieth anniversary of the end of that war. It will undoubtedly be one of the last times this nation honors its living World War II veterans. Soon they will be no more and the war mostly forgotten. It already is ancient history to the majority of Americans. But the images of those veterans, depicted in photographs, bring alive those momentous years and enshrine the soldiers in our history and our imaginations." In Seeing the War, Colley revisits more than a hundred of the most revealing photographs of World War II. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1

The Yanks Are Coming 3

Father Joseph Timothy O'Callahan, Medal of Honor Winner 7

Lt. Col. Robert Moore and Family: Homecoming, 1943 13

Graham W. Jackson, Presidential Music Man 16

Chapter 2

Joseph Holmes in the Bulge 21

"Bige," a Fighting Quaker 23

Rescue on the Saratoga 26

Roy Willis Humphrey Struggles for Life 31

Chapter 3

Talking Pike with Ike 35

Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter 38

"One Never Knows What Tomorrow May Bring" 40

Faris "Bob" Tuohy: Coffee after the Battle 45

Chapter 4

Future Dodger Hits the Beach 51

A Chance Encounter in Paris 52

Memphis Belle 54

Life and Death of Wee Willie 56

Rose of York 59

Chapter 5

Bill Mauldin and Willie and Joe 63

Earl Leidner: A Face on a Stamp 65

On a Wing and a Prayer 66

Nuts! 70

Lt. Robert Hite, Doolittle Raider 73

Chapter 6

The Dangers of Carrier Landings 77

Nursing the Wounded 78

Kilroy 81

Dinner in the Snow 83

Long Life for Youthful Lookout 84

Chapter 7

Done Miller, Hero at Pearl Harbor 89

Maynard "Snuffy" Smith Rises to the Occasion 90

"I Shah Return" 94

Tom Lea, War Artist 95

Chapter 8

Patton's Infamous Slap 103

Future President Plays Hoops 104

First Man across the Rhine 106

Hans-Georg Henke - May 1945 109

He Spotted Nazi Saboteurs 112

Joseph Demler, Human Skeleton 115

Chapter 9

Sudden Death in Poland-1939 121

Casualty of War 123

Through Death Valley 127

Patsy Caliendo: The Long Journey Home 129

Chapter 10

Retrieving Chow-hound 137

Three Who Might Have Become Supreme Commander instead of Ike 139

Tony Hillerman, Future Mystery Writer 142

The Man Who Dropped the Bomb 145

The Saga of Lady Be Good 149

Lone Survivor at Midway 151

Bomb Blast on the Enterprise 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781611687262

1611687268

OCLC:

907190251