America at War in Color: Unique Images of the American Experience in World War II by Stewart Binns and Adrian Wood
America at War in Color is being published to coincide with the 60th
anniversary of the American entry into World War II in December 1941,
following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. For over fifty years
World War II has been seen in black-and-white.Now, specially
commissioned research has unearthed a remarkable color record, much of
which has never been seen before. Color photography was still in its
infancy when the United States entered World War II. With the war on,
the short supply of color film stock made color photographs even more
rare.The authors have scoured the Smithsonian's vast and remarkable
photographic archives, as well as other public and private collections,
to reveal over 300 startling color images of America at war. The book
contains photographs of young G.I.s., marines and airforcemen being sent
off to fight far from home in Europe and the Pacific, as well as scenes
of life at home during wartime, harrowing images of death and
destruction, and joyful G.I.s liberating Europe, showing how the war
really looked to those who were actually there.
This book has 255 pages and is approx. 11-3/8" x 9-3/8".
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