The Kissing Sailor
Naval Institute Press (Verlag)
978-1-61251-078-1 (ISBN)
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In the coming years, Eisenstaedt’s photo grew in fame and popularity. In 1979 Eisenstaedt thought he discovered the long lost nurse in his photograph; for the next thirty years almost everyone assumed Edith Shain was the woman that the assertive World War II sailor kissed, and in 1980 LIFE attempted to determine the sailor’s identity. However, the campaign confused matters more than they clarified them. Soon afterward LIFE stepped aside from the wave they helped put into motion, and decided the sailor would remain anonymous.
While LIFE took a backseat to the growing controversy, experts weighed in to support one candidate over another. Some readers supported Carl Muscarello; many thought Ken McNeel was the kissing sailor and others believed it was Glenn McDuffie. But most who read about the competing claims didn’t know what to think. As the real kissing sailor aged, a national treasure’s story went untold.
The Kissing Sailor calls attention to the overwhelming forces that plotted to prevent the photographed meeting. A war, a typhoon, and genocide tried to slaughter the photograph’s three main participants, but the photographer, the sailor and the dental assistant survived the destructive powers that killed millions. On the day World War II ended, the spared and the saved crossed paths in Times Square.
Lawrence Verria was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1961. He graduated from Rhode Island College in 1983 and has taught United States history at North Kingstown High School for twenty-seven years. He has served as an educational consultant to Frontline (PBS) and as a spokesperson for The Watson Institute for International Studies’ Choices for the 21st Century Education Program at Brown University. Verria lives in Bristol, Rhode Island with his wife, Celeste, and their three daughters, Chelsea, Britney, and Simone. George GaldorisiI is Director of the Corporate Strategy Group at SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific where he helps direct the Center’s efforts in strategic planning and corporate communications. Prior to joining SSC Pacific, he completed a 30-year career as a naval aviator, culminating in 14 years of consecutive experience as executive officer, commanding officer, commodore, and chief of staff. He has published two books on the law of the sea, a definite study on the history of combat search and rescue entitled, Leave No Man Behind, and two novels.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.5.2012 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 20 photos |
| Verlagsort | Annopolis |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61251-078-7 / 1612510787 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61251-078-1 / 9781612510781 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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