Camera Aloft - Edward Steichen in the Great War

Camera Aloft argues that Edward Steichen played a major role in the birth of modern aerial photography as a tool for intelligence gathering.

List of contents

Foreword: taking the camera aloft; 1. War and exile; 2. A new life in the military; 3. Over there; 4. The world of air observation; 5. Taking charge; 6. Over the front; 7. War and photography; Appendix: life at the cutting edge: the photo sections.

About the author

Von Hardesty, a former curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, has written widely on aerospace history, including a biography of Charles Lindbergh, numerous titles on Russian aeronautics, a history of the space race, and baseline research on aerial reconnaissance in World War I.

Summary

Despite his status as a seminal figure in modern photography, Edward Steichen's pivotal role in adapting the camera for military purposes in World War I has been overlooked by both military and cultural historians. This book vividly reconstructs Steichen's service in World War I in what might be described as his 'lost years'.

Product details

• Authors: Von Hardesty, Von (National Air and Space Museum Hardesty, Hardesty von
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2016
• EAN: 9780521820554
• ISBN: 978-0-521-82055-4
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Cambridge Centennial of Flight; Cambridge Centennial of Flight
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous