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Capturing the Women's Army Corps : the World War II photographs of Captain Charlotte T. McGraw /

The photographs taken by Charlotte T. McGraw, the official Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) photographer during World War II, offer a comprehensive visual record of the approximately 140,000 women who served in the U.S. Army during the war. This collection of 150 of McGraw’s photos includes pictu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bonnell, Françoise Barnes, 1962-
Otros Autores: Bullis, Ronald K., McGraw, Charlotte T., 1915-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Brief history of the Women's Army Corps in World War II
  • Captain McGraw's career
  • Photographic art of the 1930s and 1940s
  • The impact of McGraw's photos on the home front
  • Captain McGraw's work. Army women "free a man to fight" ; Modern and ancient worlds meet in war ; People in context : the art of the portrait ; Ordinary life during war ; Photographs of compassion and assistance ; Capturing images of the damage to the landscape
  • Conclusion : reflections on her work
  • Appendix : Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and Women's Army Corps military ranks.