The Kissing Sailor: The Mystery Behind the Photo That Ended World War II
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On August 14, 1945, Alfred Eisenstaedt took a picture of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square, minutes after they heard of Japan's surrender to the United States. Two weeks later LIFE magazine published that image. It became one of the most famous WWII photographs in history (and the most celebrated photograph ever published in the world's dominant photo-journal), a cherished reminder of what it felt like for the war to finally be over. Everyone...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1612510787
ISBN13:9781612510781
Release Date:May 2012
Publisher:US Naval Institute Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.04 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.3" x 8.1"
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