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The book is divided into four sections—Digital Fundamentals, Fieldcraft \u0026amp; Methodology, Portfolio Case Studies, Digital Workflow \u0026amp; Presentation—covering the full photographic process from capture through to editing, captioning, development and storage are discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoving beyond the surface-level approach to macro instruction, this book provides readers with techniques that work in the field. 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The Germans prepared for a final offensive that would defeat the French Army and threaten Paris, causing the French to sue for peace. Fought on two fronts west and east of the strategic French city of Rheims, the Germans put the weight of their offensive on the eastern front where two German armies totaling twenty-five divisions would attempt to break through the Allied lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDefending that sector were two French divisions and one American division, the 42nd—the Rainbow Division—a unit created from National Guard units from twenty-six states. Untested and new, many in the American Expeditionary Force and French Fourth Army doubted the Rainbow's ability to hold back the surprise German onslaught and prepared for the worst. 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