Conway's The War at Sea in Photographs, 1939-1945

London, England: Conway, 2007. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. 240 pages. Oversized book, measuring 12 inches by 10 inches. Minor sticker residue at back. Profusely illustrated with more than two-hundred black and white and some color photographs. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Picture Credits. Bibliography. Index. Stuart Robertson is a former staff editor for Conway Maritime Ltd. with a postgraduate degree from the Centre for Maritime Historical Studies at the University of Exeter. Books by Stuart Robertson include Conway's the War at Sea in Photographs, 1939-1945. Stephen Dent is the assistant editor of Conway's Warship annual. He also edited Conway's The War At Sea. The small, lightweight, 35mm cameras that were available by the time of the Second World War revolutionized war photography. Unencumbered by heavy equipment, including tripods and photographic plates, the photographer could now get much closer to the action and respond instinctively to changing situations, shooting a series of pictures on a single film. Although their smaller format meant that technically the images were usually less sharp and more grainy, this tonal harshness gave the pictures a gritty realism and immediacy. And with the easing of censorship, the photographers were able to publish unflinching images of conflict and the catastrophic consequences of war as never before. From a naval point of view, developments in submarine and aircraft carrier technology completely changed how a war would be fought at sea. Condition: Very good / Very good.

Keywords: Fighting Ships, Warships, Pictorial Works, Shipbuilding, Naval Bases, Naval Operations, U-boats, Submarines, Aircraft Carriers, USS Enterprise, CV6, Operation Overlord, Convoys

ISBN: 9781844860456

[Book #79919]

Price: $75.00