Robert Capa wasn't Robert Capa

[Sejanus.Aelianus]

And the BBC, ever the trendy lefties refer to the losing side as "republicans" rather than communists.

The losing side were the legitimately elected Republican government of Spain, consisting of a wide coalition ranging from Liberals to Communists. The winning side were an illegal insurrection that included military officers and politicians discredited as corrupt, which was the original cause of the election. The losers were, I agree, supported by the Soviet Union. The winners were supported by Nazi Germany.

While I would seldom question the trendiness nor the leftism of the BBC, I rather think the charge is unfounded in this case.

 

[Michael Markey]

While I would seldom question the trendiness nor the leftism of the BBC, I rather think the charge is unfounded in this case.

I must admit that my knee jerk reaction was the same but on reflection your more balanced view prevails.
That`s the tragedy though of the BBC ....I wouldn`t trust them to go to the corner shop ( in its present form ) so insidious is their bias.
A great shame ... sorry to veer off topic.

 

[sanmich]

For those who are interested here is an interesting radio interview with Capa from 1947 in which he talks about his past and his book "Slightly Out of Focus". He also throws some light on issues discussed here (although as others have pointed out Capa was a raconteur and loved nothing more than telling a good story). So sometimes he has to be taken with a grain of salt. He certainly does not discuss the role played by Gerda Taro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYe4ynXnqug

Great link, thanks!