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JAPAN 1945: A U.S. MARINE'S PHOTOGRAPHS FROM GROUND ZERO By Joe O'donnell.

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In September 1945 Joe O'Donnell was a twenty-three-year-old Marine Corps photographer wading ashore in Japan, then under American occupation. His orders were to document the aftermath of U.S. bombing raids in Japanese cities, including not only Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but also cities such as Sasebo, one of the more than sixty Japanese cities firebombed before the atomic blasts. "The people I met," he now recalls, "the suffering I witnessed, and the scenes of incredible devastation taken by my camera caused me to question every belief I had previously held about my so-called enemies." In addition to the official photographs he turned over to his superiors, O'Donnell recorded some three hundred images for himself, but following his discharge from the Marines he could not bear to look at them. He put the negatives in a trunk that remained unopened until 1989, when he finally felt compelled to confront once more what he had he had seen through his lens during his seven months in postwar Japan. Now, for this remarkable book, seventy-four of these photographs have been assembled. The images of destruction--a panorama of Ground Zero at Nagasaki, a lone building still standing near the Aioi Bridge at Hiroshima, a fourteen-year-old burn victim lying in a coma--are, of course, wrenching beyond words. But the book includes hopeful images as well, and these are equally affecting--children playing on a road, young girls carrying their infant siblings on their backs as they go about everyday routines, geishas performing a traditional dance, Marine boots mingled with Japanese sandals outside a church entrance. Exhibited in Europe and Japan during the 1990s, O'Donnell's photographs were first published in book form in a 1995 Japanese edition. This edition, the first to appear in the United States, includes an additional twenty photographs and will bring O'Donnell's eloquent testament to the horrors of war to an even wider audience.

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Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
ISBN-10
0826516122
ISBN-13
9780826516121
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64387765

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Book Title
Japan 1945:A U. S. Marine's Photographs from Ground Zero
Author
Joe O'donnell
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Asia / Japan, Photojournalism, Military / Aviation, Photoessays & Documentaries
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Photography, History
Number of Pages
104 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
10in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Tr820.6.O36 2008
Reviews
This stunning work . . . is essential for all World War II collections. Library Journal (starred review) Named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults 2005!, Not only do OaDonnellas tragically beautiful photographs capture a hell on earth, they also embody his profound compassion and respect, making his haunting images precious not only as documentation but also as works of art. Booklist (starred review, Not only do O'Donnell's tragically beautiful photographs capture a hell on earth, they also embody his profound compassion and respect, making his haunting images precious not only as documentation but also as works of art. --Booklist(starred review), These photographs document with memorable visual images the impact of World War II on Japan's civilian populations. O'Donnell's status as a soldier with the American occupation forces gives the collection extra credibility. The passage of time has made these images more rather than less compelling. --George H. Roeder, Jr., School of the Art Institute of Chicago and author ofThe Censored War: American Visual Experience during World War II, This stunning work . . . is essential for all World War II collections. --Library Journal(starred review), These photographs document with memorable visual images the impact of World War II on Japan's civilian populations. O'Donnell's status as a soldier with the American occupation forces gives the collection extra credibility. The passage of time has made these images more rather than less compelling. George H. Roeder, Jr., School of the Art Institute of Chicago and author of The Censored War: American Visual Experience during World War II, O'Donnell could never forget what he saw, and we should never forget what he here shows us. --The Japan Times, The passage of time has made these images more rather than less compelling. George H. Roeder, Jr., School of the Art Institute of Chicago and author of The Censored War: American Visual Experience during World War II, Not only do O'Donnell's tragically beautiful photographs capture a hell on earth, they also embody his profound compassion and respect, making his haunting images precious not only as documentation but also as works of art. -- Booklist (starred review), This stunning work . . . is essential for all World War II collections. -- Library Journal (starred review), These photographs document with memorable visual images the impact of World War II on Japan's civilian populations. O'Donnell's status as a soldier with the American occupation forces gives the collection extra credibility. The passage of time has made these images more rather than less compelling. --George H. Roeder, Jr., School of the Art Institute of Chicago and author of The Censored War: American Visual Experience during World War II, Not only do O’Donnell’s tragically beautiful photographs capture a hell on earth, they also embody his profound compassion and respect, making his haunting images precious not only as documentation but also as works of art. Booklist (starred review, O'Donnell could never forget what he saw, and we should never forget what he here shows us. The Japan Times
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
779/.99405352
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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