BACK INTO FOCUS: The Real Story of Robert Capa's D-Day

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Carefully details the events surrounding Robert Capa's D-Day adventures, using official SHAEF files and a variety of accounts of witnesses. Seeks to differentiate the facts and fables surrounding Capa's D-Day adventures and the images he produced during that period. Focuses on Capa's pseudo-biography, Slightly Out of Focus, which was written in the hopes of becoming a movie, and how accounts were exaggerated or mistold to fit that purpose. Analysis reveals how many of his images were presented in a false context and as a result have been misinterpreted for decades. Contains 82 photos, charts, and drawings.