War/photography: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath
- ISBN-10
- 0300177380
- ISBN-13
- 9780300177381
- Category
- Photography, Artistic
- Pages
- 606
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Museum of Fine Arts Houston
- Authors
- Anne Tucker, Will Michels, Natalie Zelt
Description
"More than 480 images illustrate the relationship between photography and war, showing the experience of armed conflict through the eyes of photographers across two centuries and six continents"--
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