War Paint: Tattoo Culture & the Armed Forces

by Kyle Cassidy

Book Overview

For many service men 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 clich 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764340867
• ISBN13: 9780764340864
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.0" x 11.4"