Category: Art
Back to the Future — How Epic History TV is Re-inventing the War Documentary
“I don’t think these are just the best, most exciting, dramatic stories ever told, I think they’re also our best guide to help us make sense of the modern world and all its complexities. History…
Famous Fakes – 10 Celebrated Wartime Photos That Were Staged, Altered or Fabricated
“Some of history’s most iconic images of warfare were fabricated, staged or manipulated. Here are some of the more famous examples.” IN JANUARY 2014, the Associated Press announced that it had cut ties with award-winning…
Kurz & Allison — Meet the Two Artists Whose Colourful Civil War Illustrations Captivated the Public
“The cartoon-like dramatizations of Civil War combat took the nation by storm and were snapped up by veterans and civilians eager to revel in the nostalgia of the bygone conflict.” EARLY PHOTOGRAPHERS LIKE Matthew Brady…
All the War’s a Stage – ‘The Dreamers’ Puts Musical Spin on WW1
Play Shines Spotlight on Soldiers’ Longings for Home THE FIRST WORLD WAR Centenary, which this summer enters its second year, has thus far seen anniversary book releases, documentaries, TV ads, museum exhibits and even massive outdoor art displays. And now a U.K.-based theatre troupe…
VE Day Special — MHN Salutes the Warbirds of Europe (Photo Gallery)
IN HONOUR OF the 70th anniversary of VE Day, MilitaryHistoryNow.com invited warbird photographer Kai Hansen to share a few of his favourite images of some of the legendary aircraft of the Second World War. A seven-year veteran…
“Kolberg” — Nazi Germany’s Cinematic Swan Song
“The 104-minute feature film was a dramatization of the historic battle by Prussian patriots to defend Pomerania’s last un-conquered city from Napoleon.” THE LAST THING Germany’s dazed and weary masses wanted or needed in early 1945 was a movie —…
