[Kafka BC]

Originally Posted by K-61

... I still get a chill when I see that picture of the German soldier with his arms spread out to each side as the bullet strikes him; his gun is flying out of his right hand. ...

http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=h...20&tx=60&ty=77

The one that gets to me is this one by Robert Capa:

Death of a Loyalist militiaman, Córdoba front, Spain, September 5, 1936



Although its authenticity is disputed, it is still a powerful image. And the one that made Capa's reputation when it was posted in Life Magazine in 1937.

“This is not a war,” he used to say, “it is a comic opera with an occasional death.” – George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia