Art and Propaganda of all the Major Countries
Nazi Germany
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United States
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Soviet Union
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Japan
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France
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Great Britain
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China
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Italy
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Photographers:
Photo Source [13]
Frank J. Davis
Frank J. Davis was born on February 12, 1920 and passed away on May 21, 2013. Frank was a charter member of Abundant Life Church, where he served as head of Doorkeeper Ministry for many years. He retried from the American Tobacco Company after thirty-four and a half years. Frank served the United States Army if WWII from 1942 until 1945. Frank served in North Africa, Italy, Germany, Austria and France, as well as taking basic training in Ireland with British troops. Frank was married to his wife Helen for forty-nine years, had four sons, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews. [14] Davis was assigned to go to France and photograph medical activities northwest of Dijon during WWII, he spent most of his time at battalion aid stations, German field hospitals and similar facilities, taking picture after picture that would be used to show the history of Army medical activities in the war and provide training materials for future generations of soldiers. He worked personal photography as well. [13]
Frank J. Davis
Frank J. Davis was born on February 12, 1920 and passed away on May 21, 2013. Frank was a charter member of Abundant Life Church, where he served as head of Doorkeeper Ministry for many years. He retried from the American Tobacco Company after thirty-four and a half years. Frank served the United States Army if WWII from 1942 until 1945. Frank served in North Africa, Italy, Germany, Austria and France, as well as taking basic training in Ireland with British troops. Frank was married to his wife Helen for forty-nine years, had four sons, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews. [14] Davis was assigned to go to France and photograph medical activities northwest of Dijon during WWII, he spent most of his time at battalion aid stations, German field hospitals and similar facilities, taking picture after picture that would be used to show the history of Army medical activities in the war and provide training materials for future generations of soldiers. He worked personal photography as well. [13]
Photo Source [15]
Robert Capa
Robert Capa was born on October 22, 1913 in Endre Friedmann. Robert was a Hungarian war photographer and photojournalist. Capa covered five different wars including the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War. Capa documents the course of WWII in London, North Africa, Italy, the battle of Normandy, and the liberation of Paris. During WWII, Robert was sent to various parts of the European Theater on photography assignments. Robert first photographed for Collier's Weekly, before switching to Life after he was fired by Collier's. He was the only "enemy alien" photographer for the Allies. Roberts most famous images, The Magnificent Eleven, are a group of photos of the D-Day invasion. [15]
Robert Capa
Robert Capa was born on October 22, 1913 in Endre Friedmann. Robert was a Hungarian war photographer and photojournalist. Capa covered five different wars including the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War. Capa documents the course of WWII in London, North Africa, Italy, the battle of Normandy, and the liberation of Paris. During WWII, Robert was sent to various parts of the European Theater on photography assignments. Robert first photographed for Collier's Weekly, before switching to Life after he was fired by Collier's. He was the only "enemy alien" photographer for the Allies. Roberts most famous images, The Magnificent Eleven, are a group of photos of the D-Day invasion. [15]
Journalist:
Photo Source [10]
Kenneth Stonehouse
Kenneth Stonehouse was born in 1908 in Cape Town, South Africa. He began his career working for the Cape Times and then joined the staff of the South African Morning Newspaper in London. Kenneth then applied to work for Reuters, who assigned him to New York. In 1939 Kenneth married Evelyn Peggy Margetts. After marrying Evelyn, Kenneth was sent to Washington D.D. ad Reuters senior correspondent. While in Washington he covered top stories, including British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's visit to the United States and Canada during WWII. In the summer of 1943 Kenneth had completed and eighteen month assignment in Washington D.C. when he volunteered to become a war correspondent with the United States armed forces fighting in Europe. In order for Kenneth to return to Europe, Kenneth and his wife boarded the Portuguese liner S.S. Serpa Pinto in New York on May 28th, to sail to Portugal, an neutral state during the war. They arrived in Lisbon on May 28th and booked a flight to London. On June 1, 1943, Kenneth and his wife boarded BOAC Flight 777 to London when a German fighter plane shot down the plane over the Bay of Biscay, killing everyone on board. [9]
Kenneth Stonehouse
Kenneth Stonehouse was born in 1908 in Cape Town, South Africa. He began his career working for the Cape Times and then joined the staff of the South African Morning Newspaper in London. Kenneth then applied to work for Reuters, who assigned him to New York. In 1939 Kenneth married Evelyn Peggy Margetts. After marrying Evelyn, Kenneth was sent to Washington D.D. ad Reuters senior correspondent. While in Washington he covered top stories, including British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's visit to the United States and Canada during WWII. In the summer of 1943 Kenneth had completed and eighteen month assignment in Washington D.C. when he volunteered to become a war correspondent with the United States armed forces fighting in Europe. In order for Kenneth to return to Europe, Kenneth and his wife boarded the Portuguese liner S.S. Serpa Pinto in New York on May 28th, to sail to Portugal, an neutral state during the war. They arrived in Lisbon on May 28th and booked a flight to London. On June 1, 1943, Kenneth and his wife boarded BOAC Flight 777 to London when a German fighter plane shot down the plane over the Bay of Biscay, killing everyone on board. [9]
Photo Source [11]
Byron Darnton
Byron Darnton was born on November 8, 1897 In Adrian, Michigan. Byron's interest in journalism began in his teens when he and his family visited his uncle Charles Darton who was a drama critic. After leaving high school in 1917, Byron signed on with the American Expeditionary Force and served in WWI before returning to the Unites States and entering the University of Michigan where he joined the fraternity of Sigma Phi. Darnton was an American reporter and war correspondent for the New York Times in the Pacific theater during WWII. Darnton was killed in 1942 by a bomb dropped from an American B-25 Mitchell bomber, the tenth American war correspondent killed in action in the war. Darnton's work in reporting on the war in the Pacific was respected by military officials, including General Douglas MacArthur, who personally reported Darnton's passing to the Times and Darnton's widow. [12]
Byron Darnton
Byron Darnton was born on November 8, 1897 In Adrian, Michigan. Byron's interest in journalism began in his teens when he and his family visited his uncle Charles Darton who was a drama critic. After leaving high school in 1917, Byron signed on with the American Expeditionary Force and served in WWI before returning to the Unites States and entering the University of Michigan where he joined the fraternity of Sigma Phi. Darnton was an American reporter and war correspondent for the New York Times in the Pacific theater during WWII. Darnton was killed in 1942 by a bomb dropped from an American B-25 Mitchell bomber, the tenth American war correspondent killed in action in the war. Darnton's work in reporting on the war in the Pacific was respected by military officials, including General Douglas MacArthur, who personally reported Darnton's passing to the Times and Darnton's widow. [12]