War Paint: Tattoo Culture & the Armed Forces

Description: For many servicemen and women, the battle is over, but the ink lives on. Thousands have chosen to commemorate their military service through tattoos, a custom as old as war paint itself. Yet military tattoos go far beyond the usual anchor and eagle clichÃƒÂ©s, and are often as complex and varied as the military experience. For the first time, documentary photographer Kyle Cassidy has sought out veterans who marked their military service with a tattoo and they are shown here in all their glory: fresh, faded, sometimes intertwined with wounds, physical and otherwise. And the stories behind these tattoos, both conventional and ... (more)

Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Release date: 28 June 2012
ISBN-10 : 0764340867 | ISBN-13: 9780764340864

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