History of the British Army Film and Photographic Unit in the Second World War (ePub)
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At the beginning of the Second World War the Nazi hierarchy at an early stage, had fully recognized the importance of controlling the depiction of military conflict in order to ensure the continued morale of their combat troops by providing a bridge between...
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At the beginning of the Second World War the Nazi hierarchy at an early stage, had fully recognized the importance of controlling the depiction of military conflict in order to ensure the continued morale of their combat troops by providing a bridge between the soldiers and their families. Promoting the use of photographic record also allowed the Nazis to exercise control over negative depictions of the war. In contrast, the British military and political decision makers were reluctance to embrace any potential propaganda benefits of film and photographic material in the build up to and the early months of the Second World War. Military commanders in the field were conscious that their tactical blunders could be recorded on film and still photographs and made available to the British public. Visions such as the First World War use of troops as fodder for machine guns and the ensuing mud-coated corpses of British troops were not the sort of record of the conflict that British generals in the field were willing to contemplate. British politicians and their generals feared that a realistic presentation of the horror of war could have an adverse effect on recruiting. However, pressure was to come from across the Atlantic where the refusal to allow reporting of the war was harming Britain's cause in the United States and British diplomats overseas reported that the Germans were winning the propaganda war throughout the unoccupied countries of Europe. This belated acceptance of the need for open reporting of the conflict meant that when it was finally accepted as useful the P.R.2 Section (Public Relations) at the War Office and the British Military found itself in a 'catch up' situation. Despite the disadvantages of such a slow start, the British combat cameramen grew in strength throughout the conflict, producing films such as Desert Victory, Tunisian Victory, Burma Victory, The True Glory and a huge stock of both cine and still material lodged as 'Crown Property' in the Imperial War Museum, London. The British Army Film and Photographic Unit's material represents some of the most frequently used records of historical events and key figures of the period. It is utilized by film producers and television program makers without the camera men who shot the footage being listed in program credits. This book does not seek to denigrate the work of others such as Accredited War Correspondents but it does seek to accord to the combat camera men of the A.F.P.U. the recognition they are entitled to, but have never received, for their enormous and unique contribution to the historical record of the Second World War. Based on memoirs, personal letters and interviews with the AFPU camera men, this book reveals the development of the unit and tells the human story of men who used cameras as weapons of war.
Autoren-Porträt von McGlade Fred McGlade
Born in Belfast in 1953, Fred McGlade was brought up in a poor inner city area. He left school with little in the way of qualifications, his education having been disrupted by the 'Troubles'. The family home being 'burnt out' by the IRA was the impetus for him to leave Belfast and he joined the Royal Army Ordnance Corps where he served for six years as a Vehicle Specialist. After leaving the army he got involved with the road haulage/ logistics industry and this led to him going to Dubai where he obtained a job as an Insurance Assessor examining damage to shipping cargo onboard container vessels. After three years in Dubai, on his return to England the insurance experience he had gained led him to start up his own insurance brokerage, which he ran for 19 years. During that time he enrolled with the Open University, where he gained a BA (Hons) Humanities and an MA History. After the sale of the insurance brokerage he was accepted as a History and English tutor at a Young Offenders Institute, where he worked for almost three years. He then decided to attempt a PhD, studying full time for three years at Lancaster University. This he successfully completed in 2008. During studying for the PhD he was able to teach undergraduates part time in the History department gaining valuable teaching experience and qualifications. / For the last year he has been working as a Regional Organiser for a political party, the UK Independence Party, politics being one of his life long interests. He is standing as a candidate for Lancaster City Council on 1 April and as a parliamentary candidate for Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency at the next general election. / During his spare time he continues to research the massacres committed by the Germans in the Massa Carrara / Lunigiana areas of Italy during World War Two.
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- Autor: McGlade Fred McGlade
- 2013, 216 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Helion and Company
- ISBN-10: 190767795X
- ISBN-13: 9781907677953
- Erscheinungsdatum: 19.04.2013
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