Fotojournalistik

A concise illustrated guide to the famous "Gooney Bird," one of the most beloved American aircraft of the Second World War

"In a little-known episode of the Vietnam War, the CIA hired Norwegian skippers to command fast patrol boats to land South Vietnamese commandos and combat swimmers on the coasts of North Vietnam. This book will explain who the "Vikings" were, describe their missions, and detail their equipment (primarily Swift- and Nasty-class patrol boats). Author Alessandro Giorgi relied heavily on recently declassified source material to piece together the story"--Publisher's description.

An illustrated guide to one of the most important US military helicopters

An illustrated guide to the F-104 Starfighter, a high-speed interceptor sometimes referred to as the "widowmaker"

A pictorial guide to the powerful M48 Patton. The M48 is a versatile tank that saw combat with the US military in Vietnam and remains in service in large numbers with foreign militaries all over the world.

This is the most complete and up-to-date reference on the tracked amphibious vehicles deployed by the United States Marine Corps

This is a detailed visual guide of the M60 tank; 340 photos both show the vehicle's design details and help readers visualize the tank's operational history.

The M42 Duster is the subject of a new entry in the Legends of Warfare series. Legends of Warfare titles are hardcover pictorials about military vehicles, which retail at attractive price points from $19.99 to $24.99. They are popular with modelers, gamers, and museumgoers.

With his first photographic album, Christian Heymann embarks on an emotional and personal journey. In dark, melancholic and beautiful shots, the photographer processes the failed relationship with his girlfriend.Faced with the desire for an open relationship, Heymann found himself in a calamitous situation, which was quickly characterized by envy and jealousy and subsequently developed a disturbing dynamic. The waning love, the appearance of other partners, and the constant struggle for affirmation left Heymann feeling numb. His book shows the complicated process of mutual alienation and is simultaneously an attempt both to come to terms with what he and his girlfriend experienced and to find each other in a new way.Photographs marked by vulnerability and emotional froideur mix with sensitive still lifes and threatening landscape scenes to create a poignantly atmospheric narrative that reveals a deep and intimate view into the state of mind of those portrayed.

Scenes of natural disaster and human conflict from Italy's leading photojournalistInternationally recognized Italian photojournalist Paolo Pellegrin (born 1964) has documented many human and natural disasters. Combining the vision of the reporter with the visual intensity of the artist, Telling the World presents all the main themes covered over the course of his career.

Now revised and updated, World War I: The Definitive Visual Guide takes you from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Treaty of Versailles. Experience some of the most prominent battles, such as the Somme and Verdun, through compelling direct accounts from soldiers who fought and civilians who lived through World War I. Get a close-up view in photographic galleries of the impressive weaponry and equipment used throughout the war. Learn more about the key people, including David Lloyd George and Joseph Joffre.In this book, you will find:-Maps and a visual timeline to set the scene for the events to follow, highlighting when, where, and why things happened and changed history as they did-A list of commemorations that took place 100 years after the war and memorials worldwide built to honor those who died in the conflict. -Chapters outlining timelines, battles, wars, raids, and the aftermathA world war guide for anyone interested in learning more about World War I, offering a true understanding of a war that changed the course of history. Explore galleries showing the key weapons, vehicles, and equipment. Eyewitness accounts contain gripping first-person testimony, as well as maps, photography, and key artifacts that illustrate the war and its changing technologies.

Photographer, creative director, and bestselling author Todd Selby captures the happily chaotic and wildly creative family homes of forty artists, writers, makers, and designers

What is it that makes a place distinctive? A kind of stubbornness perhaps? How can this quality be accessed through text and artistic research?These questions are explored by Tobias Becker, Elisabeth Brun, Stefanie Bürkle, Knut Ebeling, Alex Gross, Carla Hinrichs, David Karl, Lars Ostenfeld, Ulrike Ottinger, Lola Randl, Emily Strange, Zsuzsanna Toth, Katrin Wegemann, Lawson Wood and Dong Zhou, who bring their varied disciplines to bear on the matter.

The war in Ukraine is the largest war Europe has seen since 1945. War photographer Jan Grarup and journalist/historian Adam Holm have documented the bloody struggle of the Ukrainians, in both the hinterland and on the front lines of eastern Ukraine (Zaporizjza, Donbas and Kharkiv). Through photography and reportage, they paint a picture of a country where death reaps its harvest daily. A country in which the fear of impending nuclear war is real and where an entire generation of children and adolescents carry iodine tablets and receive schooling inside basements and bunkers.The limited edition comes with a clothbound clamshell boxset, incl. a signed art-print and a piece of shrapnel from the war. The books will be editioned and signed by the photographer and the author.Paper: 150 gr. fedrigoni tatami white, 100 gr. Tauro offsetBinding: clothbound and foil stamped hardback

"Whether you are just interested in perusing through some never before seen photos from the German side during the war, or are looking for something to boost your enthusiasm to build something out of the ordinary, this book is a worthy pick." -- AMPSFrontkämpfer is a collection of World War II German photographs, the majority of which have never been published before. Sourced directly from personal photo albums of German veterans, Allied soldiers, and archival resources, readers are taken on a chronological journey through World War II, its beginning in September 1939 with the Blitzkrieg invasion of Poland and its culmination with the German surrender in Berlin in May 1945. Frontkämpfer takes the reader through the campaigns in Europe, North Africa, and the Soviet Union, as well as the air war and the war at sea. Featured in this volume are all branches of the German Wehrmacht: Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen SS, foreign volunteer legions, Volkssturm, and auxiliary support units. This book presents a detailed study of the uniforms, small arms, equipment, and machinery of the German military, including rare and experimental subject matter. Historically significant battles such as Stalingrad and wartime personalities are featured as well. As an added bonus, photographs from the early post-war years are included, highlighting the return of German POWs, the reconstruction of Germany, and the birth of the West German Bundeswehr and East German Nationale Volksarmee. Frontkämpfer is a must have for students of German military history.

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