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Examines the ways in which visual imagery was used to control perceptions of the war
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The U.S. government during World War II was quick to realize the power of visual images and sought ways to control their uses. Roeder (Sch. of the Art Institute of Chicago) explores most aspects of the government's policies on visual images and the consequences of those actions, especially concerning the Vietnam War. One of the strongest aspects of wartime visual imagery, Roeder states, is its "polarized depiction of the world." Four "visual essays" illustrate points made in the text: for example, in the essay entitled "Playing the Death Card," the author discusses how the government censored photographs of the dead, but how this policy changed as World War II dragged on. Images range from hospitalized soldiers in a cheerful group to relatively "mild" pictures of dead Americans on the beach of Buna, in the Pacific. This small but highly recommended book should be in all academic and large public libraries.
- Dennis L. Noble, Lewistown P.L., Mont.
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