{"product_id":"9781781579657","title":"The Camera at War","description":"Author: Hilary Roberts\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781781579657\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ilex\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 20 Jan 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is said that the first casualty of war is truth. But in the arena of war photography, the truth is never simple.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on an incredible range of imagery from the Imperial War Museum's vast collection and other major archives around the globe, expert curator Hilary Roberts presents a new perspective on the role of image manipulation in this field over the past 170 years,exploring the consequences for our understanding of historic and contemporary conflicts.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the staged scenes and hand-coloured Daguerreotypes of the Crimean War at the very beginning of conflict photography to the AI-generated protest and propaganda imagery of today, Roberts explores the myriad ways in which layers of meaning can be added, erased or changed completely. As \u003ci\u003eThe Camera at War \u003c\/i\u003eso powerfully reveals, sometimes this has been done in order to present a closer approximation of the truth, and sometimes for the causes of national morale, subterfuge and control of the winning narrative.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46720673054878,"sku":"ADS-9781781579657","price":89.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781781579657.jpg?v=1776216531","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781781579657","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}