Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 2004-02-24 at 06:47, Tim Atherton wrote: > > As to WWI, reporting and photography were heavily censored; had they not > > been, and had folks at home been aware of the utterly senseless, > > unnecessary slaughter of that particular war, it is likely there would > > have been major resistance to the war in the Allied nations. If I remember correctly you could be shot for taking pictures at the front lines. There was a total media blackout. If images had gotten back to the public that showed what was going on out there the war would have been over in a week. What happened at meat grinders like Verdun, the Somme (+20,000 British casualties in the first 20 minutes) etc. is almost beyond comprehension when you read about it. feli - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html