Shadows of War
by Sophie Gordon
"Roger Fenton's Photographs of the Crimea, 1855"
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Shadows of War Book Details
War:
Crimean War
Perspective:
War Correspondents
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Europe
Published Date:
2017
ISBN13:
9781909741386
Shadows of War Book Description
In March 1855, Roger Fenton, a former solicitor and founding member of what is now known as the Royal Photographic Society, travelled to war-torn Crimea to capture the brutality of war through the medium of photgraphy, one of the first to do so. Royal Collection Trust has the most important holding of his work in the world, with some 350 of his photo - graphs. This new publication will bring these together, along with other never before published objects and images, for the very first time. It will also highlight the impact of the Crimean War in the UK throughout 1855-6 and its long terms effects on both British foreign policy, the royal family and na - tional feeling toward the documented realities of war.