- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; illustrated edition edition (5 Jun 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060582863
- ISBN-13: 978-0060582869
- Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 22.3 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,780,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An in-depth collection of well-crafted photography - including many never before published images.
Operation Iraqi Freedom galvanised the interest and passions of people of all political stripes around the world. From the soldiers braving sandstorms and bullets to demonstrations of support and protest around the world, from the toppling of Saddam's statue to the POWs that made it home, journalists and photographers have been at the frontlines of every battle abroad and every major storyline at home. In this powerful photography collection, which includes many never-before published images, readers will be able to experience the war from every angle and understand as never before its heroism and heartache.
With 350 of the most compelling, intimate, and historical moments of the war that divided a nation and freed a people presented in one comprehensive photo essay, "The War in Iraq "tells the story of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the way that only pictures can. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Another day in the desert...
26 July 2003
Format:Hardcover
This is essentially a photo album of Operation Iraqi Freedom which again proves the old adage, a picture is worth a thousand words. It dispenses with text and allows the reader to visually
experience the war on land, sea, and air. I think it is the best of the current spate of Iraq War books by photo-journalists.
experience the war on land, sea, and air. I think it is the best of the current spate of Iraq War books by photo-journalists.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Pictures
8 Mar 2006
Format:Hardcover
The reason I bought this book is because there was a picture of me holding my daughter in it. The picture was very clear and I wanted to keep it as a keep sake for her of her mom before leaving Iraq. She loves it.
3 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Operation: Publishing Coup
20 Sep 2004
Format:Hardcover
This could be a first: a 'history' of a war that's still being fought, thougtfully released before the end of 2003. Of course, the end of 'major' combat was announced in May 2003 (during the president's impressive photo op), so it's safe to declare the 'war' over and proceed with this coffee table book.
The book looks good, certainly. It is competing with any number of other nice, big, glossy books of pictures from Operation: Bad Intelligence.
For a book on the Iraqi conflict, we'll have to wait for some time, it seems. This book has some gorgeous shots of the leadup to war, the war itself (where the Iraqi army mostly went home to get heavily armed for Iraq War II, or III, I guess), and so on. It looks like Bush's carrier landing scene was a virtual announcement to the publishers of the world that it was time to get those 'history' books rolling. There is a solitary shot of a soldier's flag-draped coffin, giving one a reminder that many more have died since. There are also shots of Saddam's palaces, and reminders of his own atrocious behavior which we were a bit late in condemning since we indeed supported it all the way. The book needs revision, as Saddam has since been captured, reminding us that he wasn't sitting in an underground lair, stroking a white cat and planning world destruction, but was threatening the American people from his spider hole with a six-month beard and bad breath.
The book barely hints at the horrors of war the way similar photographic works have. Sure, we see some battle shots, a few wounds, dusty, blown-apart buildings in Baghdad, but the book offers nothing new on the US armed forces or on this or any other war. Actually, I expect this baby to be on sale pretty soon, just in time for the publishers to push out a new book covering 'Post-War Iraq', meaning impending civil war. Perhaps it's best that the book is light on commentary...
The book looks good, certainly. It is competing with any number of other nice, big, glossy books of pictures from Operation: Bad Intelligence.
For a book on the Iraqi conflict, we'll have to wait for some time, it seems. This book has some gorgeous shots of the leadup to war, the war itself (where the Iraqi army mostly went home to get heavily armed for Iraq War II, or III, I guess), and so on. It looks like Bush's carrier landing scene was a virtual announcement to the publishers of the world that it was time to get those 'history' books rolling. There is a solitary shot of a soldier's flag-draped coffin, giving one a reminder that many more have died since. There are also shots of Saddam's palaces, and reminders of his own atrocious behavior which we were a bit late in condemning since we indeed supported it all the way. The book needs revision, as Saddam has since been captured, reminding us that he wasn't sitting in an underground lair, stroking a white cat and planning world destruction, but was threatening the American people from his spider hole with a six-month beard and bad breath.
The book barely hints at the horrors of war the way similar photographic works have. Sure, we see some battle shots, a few wounds, dusty, blown-apart buildings in Baghdad, but the book offers nothing new on the US armed forces or on this or any other war. Actually, I expect this baby to be on sale pretty soon, just in time for the publishers to push out a new book covering 'Post-War Iraq', meaning impending civil war. Perhaps it's best that the book is light on commentary...
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