Bill, I think you would enjoy reading 'Flags of our fathers'. It's far from a propoganda book on the subject. It's written by a son of the last survivor, as he tried to understand why dad never spoke of it. Regards, Bob S.
On 7/22/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Sessoms" > Subject: Re: RE: Goin' to Montanaaaaaa! > > > > >>> I suspect many people just missed the reference because he's so often > >>> billed as "W.Eugene Smith". One of Life magazines most famous shooters > >>> and responsible for some of its best known photos. > >>> > >> My parents never subscribed to it, so while familiar with the magazine > >> LIFE, I wouldn't likely know much about photographers that pre-date me > >> by half a century. I'm sure I've seen his photos though. > > > He was the *other* photographer on Iwo Jima with the Marines in 1945 ... > > the guy Rosenthal beat to the top of the hill. > > > > I don't think W.Eugene Smith was even there. I've never seen him mentioned > as part of that picture, which was, for all intents, a staged propoganda > shot, being the second flag raising done that morning on Mt. Surbachi. > > William Robb > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
