Combat Cameraman: China-Burma-India

By Edward R. Evans

"The Army Air Force combat camera crews who covered World War II made a huge contribution to the war effort. They accompanied the troops into the most dangerous air and ground battle situations and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080593796X
• ISBN13: 9780805937961
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Dorrance Pub Co
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Highly Interesting Front Line Support Experiences

One seldom encounters the stories of the many thousands of individuals in the "tail" units which backed up the "teeth" units. Yet many in these so-called "rear-echelon" units faced just as much danger and hardship as any other serviceman in WWII. Remember the tail is always much longer than the teeth. Remember that many of the "tailers" were right up there in the front lines or flying over the enemy. When one considers the risks taken by combat cameramen at Stalingrad on both sides, on bombing runs, and on the targets below, in order to make the photo record that we marvel at today and without which we would have no History Channel with World at War and other series. Consider the clumsy cameras of the time, and the fact that one couldn't fight and take photos at the same time. It's a mighty wonder that the ground photographers did not get the combat badges that other front-liners got. At least the Army Air Forces airmen got the Air Medal for flight in combat.(QMC "kickers" who flew over the Japanese held areas in Burma also earned well-deserved Air Medals) As these brave individuals, all of whom are well into their seventies now, continue to pass on, we must hope they record their experiences in print as well as they did on film. In the case of CBI there was a mighty small head and a very long (and slim) body and tail Thanks for making the record you did, fellows. Carter Rila