The presentation on the photographers of WWII was very interesting. I had previoulsy heard of the censorship of the photographs, but had never seen any examples of what was censored. It is understandable that the US didn't want wounded soldiers shown, but it also gave the American citizens a false sense of the war. The information about colored film was very interesting, I did not realize that it was used mainly for training videos.
Eisenhower seems to have a great career. His participation in Normandy, the Italian campaign, and Operation Overlord seems to have really helped the Allies. I found it interesting that Eisenhower was never in battle during his military career.
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The presentations were very well done. I thought Ike was an interesting guy, who had an amazing career during the war. The photograph presentaion was very intersting. I have seen the pictures before but never really thought about where they came from. It was also intereting to know they were controlled by the government.
The photography presentation was interesting and well done. It made me think about how not only does a country document its conflicts, but how and why the military works (IE individual photographers not being credited for their work), and how those photographs could change the course of a conflict for the better (or worse) when they are published.
I agree that censoring the photographs taken did not provide the American citizens with a true picture of the war zone. The American citizens deserved to know the truth and with the pictures, people would have better understood the realities of the time. The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” easily relates to this – words cannot always describe clearly what is truly happening.
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