- Gebundene Ausgabe: 256 Seiten
- Verlag: DITLO (13. Mai 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0060541806
- ISBN-13: 978-0060541804
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 33,5 x 26,7 x 2,7 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.223.876 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Adult/High School-These full-color photographs of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard personnel offer a dramatic and poignant portrayal of men and women engaged either in safeguarding our country's interests or in training to carry out national commitments. The factual, descriptive captions are embellished occasionally by personal quotations. Stateside facilities featured include Colorado's Cheyenne Mountain headquarters of the U.S. Northern Command; San Diego's Marine Corps Recruit Depot; Key West's Army Special Forces Underwater Operations School; Arizona's "boneyard," where thousands of military aircraft are mothballed in the desert; and Missouri's Whiteman AFB, home of the B-2 stealth bomber. Overseas pictures show troops serving in rugged terrain in the Philippines, performing aerial support missions over Kosovo, engaging in jungle training in Okinawa, erecting tent cities in Qatar, and conducting undersea operations on board a Trident submarine. Readers unfamiliar with the global scope of U.S. military operations, particularly the humanitarian and peacekeeping missions, will find this rich visual depiction of roles to be educational, and students with a career interest in the field are likely to find positive reinforcement in the personal, human face this book places on those who opt for a future in the armed forces.
Lynn Nutwell, Fairfax City Regional Library, VA
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Lynn Nutwell, Fairfax City Regional Library, VA
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Pressestimmen
“We are America, and the photographs on these pages are our family album.” (People )
“The results…are pretty stunning. No other day in our history is likely to be recorded.” (USA Today )
“A Day in the Life of America captures this huge country in all its mundane and marvelous spirit.” (Travel & Leisure )
“A Day in the Life of America is a great book.” (Detroit Free Press )
“Alive with quirks, rich with tradition and blessed with an exceptional people.” (Newsweek )
“Powerful. The impossible job of representing a complex, diverse and huge nation has been accomplished.” (Baltimore Sun )
“We can hold in our hands a collection of images that define...America...on a pleasant day in May.” (Chicago Tribune )
“Fascinating...folksy, often funny, always thoughtful.” (Washington Post )
“Dazzling ... a gripping portrait.” (Publishers Weekly )
“Poignant. Take a few minutes to celebrate the lives of the folks who keep your ass safe.” (Maxim )
“There is a poignancy in looking at a standard-issue day shortly before all hell breaks loose.” (Playboy )
“One of the most elegant pieces of...publishing ever undertaken by a U.S. publishing house.” (PW Newsline )
“Incredible. An amazing testament to the diversity...of the U.S. military. We’re everywhere, doing a little bit of everything.” (Cox News Service )
“The results…are pretty stunning. No other day in our history is likely to be recorded.” (USA Today )
“A Day in the Life of America captures this huge country in all its mundane and marvelous spirit.” (Travel & Leisure )
“A Day in the Life of America is a great book.” (Detroit Free Press )
“Alive with quirks, rich with tradition and blessed with an exceptional people.” (Newsweek )
“Powerful. The impossible job of representing a complex, diverse and huge nation has been accomplished.” (Baltimore Sun )
“We can hold in our hands a collection of images that define...America...on a pleasant day in May.” (Chicago Tribune )
“Fascinating...folksy, often funny, always thoughtful.” (Washington Post )
“Dazzling ... a gripping portrait.” (Publishers Weekly )
“Poignant. Take a few minutes to celebrate the lives of the folks who keep your ass safe.” (Maxim )
“There is a poignancy in looking at a standard-issue day shortly before all hell breaks loose.” (Playboy )
“One of the most elegant pieces of...publishing ever undertaken by a U.S. publishing house.” (PW Newsline )
“Incredible. An amazing testament to the diversity...of the U.S. military. We’re everywhere, doing a little bit of everything.” (Cox News Service )
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Incredible portrait of the men and women of U.S. military
14. Mai 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Living in Washington, D.C., the events of 9.11 made it clear that the U.S. needed a strong military, but I soon realized that I had no understanding of tthe men and women in our armed forces.. Even when news starting coming out of Iraq, I wanted to know more . . .just who were they?
The cover of the May 12th issue of USNEWS alerted me to the fact that on October, 2002. 125 of "the worlds best photographers" (the magazine's words) fanned out around the world to photograph the military for the latest book in the "Day in the Life" series .
The photographs are a surprising and dazzling portrait of America's armed forces. During that 24 hour period, photographers seemed to follow the sun around the world. They shot Navy seals in Guam, women fighter pilots in Turkey, women marines at Paris Island, and ordinary military families at home cooking pancakes.
I realized these men and women in the uniforms of the five services could be my neighbors, friends, relatives or co-workers. Thank you authors for this book. I now know the perfect Father's Day present for my father-in-law, a combat vet from Viet Nam (1st Air Cav).
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The American Military Family passes in review
8. Oktober 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
What a great theme to choose to revive the "A Day In the Life Of..." series! The predictably excellent photos (except for one field portrait where the camera's autofocus missed the subject) are a wonderful documentary of a single day in the globe-spanning mission of America's military.
Familiar images inevitably occur: Drill sergeants bawling out rattled recruits; wide-angle nose shots of fighter jets, flight deck sailors giving "launch" hand signals to carrier pilots; mud-slathered soldiers crawling through training courses, anonymity-suggesting group photos; and individual portraits showing the full range of humanity that calls America home.
There are also plenty of pleasing novelties, at least to me. A soldier in Hawaii snaps a salute while carrying a surfboard. Soldiers run station drills around a golf green, the only one on the one-hole course, in the Korean DMZ. A SEAL emerges, like Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now, from the water. A seemingly prosaic picture of a cadet eating upon closer inspection reveals a meal of pancakes, cake, nachos, a pork chop, a hot dog, and other unharmonious victuals. Women and families are plentifully represented throughout.
We get representative shots of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield, a rear view of President Bush disembarking from Air Force One, a National Security Agency lab, and pictures of the troops in Afghanistan on the job. The closest thing to actual trouble that was going on on this day, that was allowed to be photographed, was a forensic investigator examining a Marine's sabotaged parachute. So, there are no pictures of military intelligence giving prisoners an interrogation, though there is a picture of Camp Gitmo.
This is a splendid album, technically and thematically, of America's best.
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Beautiful gift book -- Thank you to our Armed Forces!
20. Mai 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This book is filled with great moments and beautiful photographs, and shows a lot of the behind-the-scenes moments. It's a tribute to all the young men and women who have put their lives on the line and dedicated themselves to service to our country. I think it's a great gift for all American families to remind them of the sacrifices that the military service makes.
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