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See Inside: p. 3-5 (PDF)
From the Preface:
"This short history of the
Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit was researched and
written by my father, Brian O’Regan. Brian was a
despatch rider with the unit during World War II. His
exploits and those of the unit may be seen in my
documentary, Shooters.
Brian wrote the account to accompany a
museum exhibit about war correspondents for the Museum of
the Regiments (Calgary, AB, 1997). This piece was the
bedrock upon which I built the story of Shooters. It was
to have featured Brian, my brother Philip and I, as we
walked along the beach and among the various notable
sites where my father saw action with the unit. Brian
died before that could happen. ...
The history of the Canadian Army Film
and Photo Unit remains untilled, fertile ground yet. I
hope this small pamphlet will lead others to explore the
land."
- James O'Regan
Camera Commandos is a
fascinating and needed account of a part of the
history of film and photography in Canada that we
risked losing. We are much in Brian O'Regan's debt.
- Patrick Watson
Canadian military
photographers and videographers are still out there
telling the story of our Armed Forces; this story is
about their roots, and it is a proud history.
- LCol Réjean
Duchesneau,
Canadian Army
Brian O'Regan's lively
account of Canadian combat cameramen during the
Second World War adds greatly to our understanding of
an under explored aspect of the Canadian wartime
experience. Without these brave men willing to
practice their profession in dangerously exposed
positions, our visual record of these momentous times
in Canada's history would be incomplete. Their legacy
is our window on the past.
- Professor Serge
Durflinger,
Department of History, University of Ottawa
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