
Slightly Out of Focus
The Legendary Photojournalist's Illustrated Memoir of World War II
Robert Capa(Author)
Modern Library Inc (Publisher)
Published on 12. June 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-375-75396-1 (ISBN)
Description
In 1942, a dashing young man who liked nothing so much as a heated game of poker, a good bottle of scotch, and the company of a pretty girl hopped a merchant ship to England. He was Robert Capa, the brilliant and daring photojournalist, and Collier's magazine had put him on assignment to photograph the war raging in Europe. In these pages, Capa recounts his terrifying journey through the darkest battles of World War II and shares his memories of the men and women of the Allied forces who befriended, amused, and captivated him along the way. His photographs are masterpieces -- John G. Morris, Magnum Photos' first executive editor, called Capa "the century's greatest battlefield photographer" -- and his writing is by turns riotously funny and deeply moving.
From Sicily to London, Normandy to Algiers, Capa experienced some of the most trying conditions imaginable, yet his compassion and wit shine on every page of this book. Charming and profound, Slightly Out of Focus is a marvelous memoir told in words and pictures by an extraordinary man.
From Sicily to London, Normandy to Algiers, Capa experienced some of the most trying conditions imaginable, yet his compassion and wit shine on every page of this book. Charming and profound, Slightly Out of Focus is a marvelous memoir told in words and pictures by an extraordinary man.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
93 B&W PHOTOS
Dimensions
Height: 202 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
256 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-375-75396-1 (9780375753961)
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Previous edition
Robert Capa
Slightly Out of Focus
Book
09/1999
Random House Inc
€39.80
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Persons
Robert Capa; Foreword by Cornell Capa; Introduction by Richard Whelan