| Description |
240 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Sebastian Junger -- Photographs and tattoos -- [Comments by 7 soldiers] -- Commentary. |
| Summary |
'Infidel' is an intimate portrait of a close band of warriors - a small battalion of US soldiers, posted to an outpost in the Korengal Valley and considered one of the most dangerous Afghan postings in the war against the Taliban. It documents the battalion, who model themselves on the Spartans, over the course of a year. |
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"Infidel is an intimate portrait of a single U.S. platoon, assigned to an outpost in the Korengal Valley--an area considered one of the most dangerous Afghan postings in the war against the Taliban--but it is as much about love and male vulnerability as it is about bravery and war. Embedded with writer Sebastian Junger, and shooting over the course of one year, photographer Tim Hetherington made a series of images that prove surprisingly tender in their depiction of camaraderie and vulnerability (among the most moving is a series of the platoon sleeping). Alongside revealing interviews with Hetherington's subjects and an introduction by Junger (with whom Hetherington co-directed the award-winning film Restrepo, about the work of the battalion), the book is also illustrated with graphics of the tattoos the soldiers gave each other in the camp. The title Infidel is taken from the tattoo the men adopted as a badge of their comradeship. Warm, moving and full of humor, this book is a tribute to the "rough men ready to do violence on our behalf" and a provocative contribution to the documentation of war in our time." -- Publisher's description |
| Subject |
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Photography.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Portraits.
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War photography -- Afghanistan -- Korangal Valley.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Campaigns -- Afghanistan -- Korangal Valley -- Pictorial works.
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Soldiers -- Portraits.
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Soldiers in art.
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Tattooing in art.
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HISTORY / Military / Afghan War (2001-)
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Photography. (OCoLC)fst01061714
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Soldiers. (OCoLC)fst01125233
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Soldiers in art. (OCoLC)fst01125332
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Tattooing in art. (OCoLC)fst01143556
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War photography. (OCoLC)fst01170549
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Afghanistan -- Korangal Valley.
(OCoLC)fst01881199
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Afghan War (2001-2021) (OCoLC)fst01695175
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| Chronological Term |
2001-2021
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| Genre/Form |
illustrated books. (CStmoGRI)aatgf300311820
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Illustrated works. (OCoLC)fst01423873
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Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
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Portraits. (OCoLC)fst01423831
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Illustrated works.
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| Added Author |
Junger, Sebastian, writer of introduction.
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| ISBN |
9781905712182 (hbk.) |
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1905712189 (hbk.) |
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