Eisenhower-As this is my first WWII class, and most history classes focus on the political side of things in the U.S. it was actually interesting to me to hear about everything that Ike did before he became president. He was obviously a very experienced leader before taking on the presidency. You don't really hear much about individuals or leaders in the current war, which makes it hard to admire anyone for the great strategy put forth. Also because of this fact I doubt any military leader would ever have enough backing to be elected president in these modern times.
Photography-This was a great presentation. The images really speak volumes about what the troops were going through. Is there still anything like the signal corp to the point where soldiers in battle will take their own pictures or video, or is this now solely done by journalists? I think a lot is lost when it is a reporter's video from miles away rather than a soldier's video while in the middle of combat.
Metz-As everyone else has said I knew nothing of this battle until the presentation. Although there have been several battles and probably several more to come in class that I know nothing about. I did enjoy hearing about a battle that didn't go according to plan, and really was seen as a blunder by the Allies. I think the Allies victory means even more when you hear about such crushing defeats as these.
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some interesting ideas in the photography section, i'm not sure i can answer your question with any degree of certainty, but i will say that ever since Vietnam, journalists have been more aggressive in combat and more open to the images they will record-most of them during Vietnam and todays conflict show everyday citizens a more true image of war
I agree with your comment that the defeats that we had made the victories just that much more meaningful. The battle for Metz seems to have been such a needless battle for the allies.
I don't know if there are actual units for photographers in the military or not but my brother, who is currently in Iraq, has been asked several times to act as a photographer for his briagade. Apparently they have something they call a yearbook that documents their experiences.
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