“The image, known as Death of a Loyalist militiaman or
simply The Falling Soldier, has become almost universally
recognized as one of the greatest war photographs ever made
(fig. 40). The photograph has also generated a great deal
of controversy. In recent years, it has been alleged that
Capa staged the scene, a charge that has forced me to
undertake a fantastic amount of research over the course of
two decades. (Note 3)

” 3 For a review of the debates and evidence both pro and
con, see the comprehensive dossier compiled by photography
critic Luca Pagni at
http://www.photographers.it/articoli/cd_capa/index.html
Proponents of the argument that The Falling Soldier was
faked include Phillip Knightley (to be discussed below) and
Caroline Brothers; for the latter, see her War and
Photography: A Cultural History (London: Routledge, 1997),
pp. 178-84.”