War Moments: Images & Stories of Combat in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Beyond

by Ed Darack

Overview

Through a unique combination of stunning, captivating images of front line combat and deeply engaging narrative, War Moments brings modern combat alive like no other book ever has. Photographer / Author Ed Darack has published photographs, articles, and books about modern war for some of the world's most highly respected media outlets, including Newsweek (cover photographer and writer of a cover article), Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine (where his a contributing editor and has had two of images used on the magazine's cover and has written three cover articles), and many others. In creating War Moments, Darack has carefully selected his very best images, and has deftly crafted insightful and compelling narrative about each - the most thought-provoking story behind each image.

Each image and associated story stands as its own chapter in War Moments. With bold, dynamic imagery, and stunning prose, readers of all walks of life throughout the world will cherish War Moments. Darack's images include those taken from the front lines of the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan, and during training throughout the world. He's been given unprecedented access throughout his dozens of embeds, including four to Afghanistan and two to Iraq. This book was created for all those interested in the experience of war, and dramatically pulls the reader in through both images and text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682033944
Publisher:	Amherst Media, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/15/2019
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Ed Darack has covered America’s modern wars as both a writer and a photographer for over a decade. He’s embedded with combat troops a total of six times—twice in Iraq and four times in Afghanistan. He’s also embedded dozens of times with the U.S. military during training exercises, both at home and overseas. Darack has independently produced a tremendous volume of military themed imagery used on the covers and interiors of books, newspapers, magazines, and via online venues across the globe. This includes covers of Newsweek, Time magazine special edition, the cover of a #2 New York Times bestseller on Pat Tillman, the cover of Germany’s Stern magazine, two covers of Smithsonian’s Air & Space magazine, the covers of a host of military themed books, The New York Times, and Vanity Fair, among many other venues.
He’s the author of a number of books on modern military topics, including Victory Point (Penguin, 2009), and The Final Mission of Extortion 17 (Smithsonian Books, 2017). Darack is a contributing editor to Smithsonian’s Air & Space magazine, where he writes frequently about military aviation topics. Other military writing credits of his include Foreign Policy, The Marine Corps Gazette, Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute, and Leatherneck magazine.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Ross Schneiderman, Deputy Editor at Newsweek
Introduction
118 individual images with accompanying narratives

Editorial Reviews

"Ed's images make for a worthy addition to the history and understanding of war, humanity and foreign policy." —R.M. Schneiderman, former deputy editor, Newsweek magazine

"Ed Darack does not glamorize the act of war, he documents the moments seldom seen. Darack's work gives us different angles, different viewpoints than we expect." —Caroline Sheen, photography editor, Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine

There is raw authenticity in Ed's work. With respect for the people he captures and a clear understanding and empathy for the lives of others, Ed's images make for a worthy addition to the history and understanding of war, humanity and foreign policy. As a journalist, Ed excels with in-depth extended captions accompanying his images to help readers not just view as passersby but to connect with the soldiers and citizens of war to learn where they come from, what they think and how his subjects are feeling in the moment. It all comes together in a 118 image tomb that deglamorizes war, peeling back the veneer of spectacular explosions and dehumanizing heroics, through the everyday mundane tasks that make up much of war, away from the emerald glow of night vision and shouting pundits of cable news, he shows us the real war, the tired soldiers on patrol scorching under a desert sun, a group of curious young Afghanis watching soldiers from a distance and the aftermaths of death. ——Shaminder Dulai | Visual Storyteller | Consultant | Former Managing Editor, NBC Left Field | Former Director of Photography, Newsweek, Founder Newsweek Films

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