Cameras at War
Photo Gear that Captured 100 Years of Conflict - From Crimea to Korea
$47.48
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
21 July 2020
Summary
Books about war and the pictures that came out of conflict usually concentrate on the picture content. But behind every picture there is a camera - and that’s what this book is about. Profusely illustrated throughout with pictures of the cameras, rather than the pictures they took, it looks at 100 years of conflict from the Crimean War to the Korean War.
It begins in the days when a photographer needed to be more of a scientist than an artist, such were the difficulties of shooting an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526760104 |
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| ISBN-10: | 152676010X |
| Author: | John Wade |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 21 July 2020 |
| Weight: | 612g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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”…contains clear and concise writing and excellent illustrations of cameras, accessories, and even vintage advertising.”
”…contains clear and concise writing and excellent illustrations of cameras, accessories, and even vintage advertising.“– “History in Motion”
About The Author
John Wade
John Wade is a freelance writer and photographer, with more than forty years’ experience in both fields. He has written, illustrated, edited and contributed to more than thirty books, plus numerous magazine articles, for book and magazine publishers in the UK, US and Australia. His specialities are photographic history and techniques, as well as social history. His most recent books include The Golden Age of Science Fiction (Pen & Sword, 2019), London Curiosities (Pen & Sword, 2017), and The Ingenious Victorians (Pen & Sword, 2016).
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