Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't know if this link has been posted, if yes - excuse the redundance... <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/capa_r.html> All the best from the south of France! Tarek ------------------------------------------------- Tarek Charara <http://www.pix-that-stimulate.com> Le 22 mars 06 ? 20:06, Luis Miguel Casta?eda a ?crit : > > On 22/03/2006, at 18:56, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > >> And what of the"other falling soldier" that was carried off before >> Garcia got his? Don't tell me, "it's just a flesh wound". > > According the original numeration from the contacts it seems that > Garcia got that first and suggest that the picture catching was > pure luck, the other was taken later, and presumably the gunshot > made him fell out of camera's sight, and that was way down. Mauser > bullets were quite powerful, the impact force used to throw bodies > a few steps away and even disengage members of those who took a > hit, as my grandfather - who had to fight - told many times. > >> Who could believe in the accuracy of "war archives" from 1936 Spain? > > Well, let's accept that it will be a fake. Why two different and > independent war registrys (Madrid and Salamanca) will list him in > the same day and place that Capa stated ? why the testimonials of > other unit members to their brother matches? > > You can believe or not, the evidences that we can have points > reasonably to their veracity, you're on your right to do not accept > it and have doubts, but please bring up evidences instead fiddling > about this or that without solid arguments instead suspects . > >> As long as we are discussing credibility look into the Spanish >> governments response to Gene Smith's */Spanish Village./* > > Mind you, I'm spanish but I won't take this as an offensive > statement, the same can be said about the US, the UK, France, the > former URSS and every single nation over this world, but please, at > least compare things that can be compared. That was a hurting time > in our story, our family ( me included) had 3 generation exile and > more than a handful family members killed in that war. > > > > > > Saludos > ----------------------------------------- > http://imaginarymagnitude.net/blog/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information