Darkness visible
Subtitle: memoir of a World War II combat photographer
By: Charles Eugene Sumners ; edited by Ann Sumners.
Contributors: Sumners, Ann.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
Subjects: Sumners, Charles Eugene.; United States. Army -- Photographers -- Biography.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
Genres: Personal narratives, American.
Description: "The average GI in World War II carried a rifle, had military support, was committed to whatever action his unit was engaged in, and often had time to rest and regroup before advancing. Conversely, the combat photographer had his camera, a sidearm, and a jeep, and was sent wherever there was fighting to document what was happening. He often saw the worst of the war.".

"Charles Sumners was a still photographer in the 166th Signal Photo Company, and in Darkness Visible he offers his World War II memories - some sad, some happy, many horrendous, all life-changing. With the aid of many of his photographs, he describes events from boot camp to his journey home, including action in France, Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg. He recounts many close brushes with death, and speaks movingly of those who did not escape it.

Sumners also recalls with affection the friendships and humor that held the men together in those terrible times."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.
LC copy signed by the author.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments; title: Preface; title: Prologue; title: 1 Camp Crowder; title: 2 Maneuvers; title: 3 Shipping Overseas; title: 4 Ireland; title: 5 England; title: 6 War Is Evil; title: 7 Photographers; title: 8 St. L6; title: 9 Nehou; title: 10 St. Malo; title: 11 Avranches; title: 12 Paris; title: 13 Reims; title: 14 Nancy, France - The Big Gun; title: 15 Cheligny; title: 16 Fort Driant; title: 17 Belgium and "The Bulge"; title: 18 Saar-Moselle Triangle; title: 19 Refugees; title: 20 Hitler Youth; title: 21 Patton at the Rhine; title: 22 Tanks; title: 23 Engineers; title: 24 Conflicts in Germany; title: 25 Germany with the Sixth Armored Division; title: 26 Labor Camps, POWs and Grave Registration; title: 27 Close Calls; title: 28 Souvenirs; title: 29 War Ends in Europe; title: 30 Memory Bank Stories; title: 31 Wild Bad Kreuth; title: 32 Going Home and Aftermath; title: 33 Reunions; title: 34 Russ Meyer; title: 35 Back to Europe; title: Epilogue; title: Index.