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Alternate History: Robert Capa on D-Day (41b)

Though it did not center around Capa’s D-Day photos and the related myths, this book’s author felt it necessary to address our research, if only to dismiss it. When even the author of a bit of Capa trivia finds it necessary to engage with our deconstruction of the Capa D-Day legend, that’s progress, and it augurs well for the future of Capa studies. […]

Alternate History: Robert Capa on D-Day (37)

Silloray’s work thus becomes the first book published since our research project began to reflect an awareness of the fruits of our labor. If our efforts can have that effect on a book intended for the general public, the demolition of the Capa D-Day myth has begun, and more serious, scholarly works will surely follow suit. […]