Heart of Spain: Robert Capa's Photographs of the Spanish Civil War (Hardcover)

~ Robert Capa (Photographer)

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"No other photojournalist has extracted more visceral images from war and its consequences, images that even after 60 years still pack a punch."--Philadelphia Inquirer
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"No other photojournalist has extracted more visceral images from war and its consequences, images that even after 60 years still pack a punch."--Philadelphia Inquirer

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 202 pages
• Publisher: Aperture (June 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0893818313
• ISBN-13: 978-0893818319
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,414,843 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Essential Book for any serious collector, August 15, 1999

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This is one of the best and most moving combat photo volumnes I have seen. Capa is a genius artist with the camera, compassionate toward humanity and as courageous as any soldier on the field of battle. All these three qualities jump at you with the turn of every page. There is no saftey of the Zoom lens here. The comments from the reviewer of the DC are absurd. This book is about humanity at war. Whether or not the subject matter happens to be from one army or another is least of the concerns. I have seen many fine photos of the German Army in combat and have never viewed them as propaganda nor do I feel any sympathy for their objectives. It is about the essence of capturing a man in his most important minute of his life.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably Potent Photographs of Spain's Civil War, June 11, 2001

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Capa is considered one of the fathers of modern combat photography. These photographs clearly verify that fact. The modern combat photographers that have come after were all aware of Capa's work and if they didn't overtly copy his style, they certainly used it as a foundation. The potency of these photographs is not so much the action they sometimes capture, but in the faces set in the multitude of back drops of war. The viciousness and tragedy of this conflict hotly radiate out of some of these photographs. Others coolly reflect despair and fear. The book is at the same time a statement about war and a valuable historical document.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly moving pictures, June 24, 2008

By	Beppo (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heart of Spain: Robert Capa's Photographs of the Spanish Civil War (Paperback)

I am neither politically naive and historically ignorant enough . therefore I refused to give any invective to the Franco camp and pay any homage to international volunteers and left camp. However, two reviewers' totally ignorant reviews ,that had nothing to do with the artistic quality of Capa's pictures, simply infuriate me. Can you guys just cool off a bit , rather than showing off your ignorance and lack of logic? In light of propaganda, you overstated the political commitment of Capa , who was clearly symphasized with republican cause ,but never been fanatic. He was not a fanatic like Andre Marti or blatant romantic liar like Marloux. Taking purely objective position , especially in the war like the Spanish civil war is impossible, but Capa actually handled that difficulty decently. What you see from numerous pictures are not fanatical Falange , Calists , and Africanos or martial virility of German soldiers in Legion Condor but tired , haggard, and gaunt working class volunteers and Spanish conscripts and ordinary spanish people during the dreadful war.It's superb photo book with a great historical value.