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He is most interested in World War II and I thought he might enjoy these books. I can't wait to see the look on his face when he opens this. Well, I bought this as a Christmas gift for my son who is studying to become a history professor. According to the label, the cartoons tell the stories of everyday lives in the enlisted men serving our country, where else could you get that perspective.
I was upset that most of the edition I bought was in a period of early and very poorly drawn material. I have been following Bill for 50 years, but I guess I bought the wrong edition of his cartoons. Live and learn , I guess.
The entire collection is bound in army green canvas. The design of this book is great. Makes a great addition to the coffee table.
And this has so many new, not-seen-since-published cartoons by Mr. I also enjoyed some of the rough sketches included in the book, which show Mr.
It's great to see the whole picture of Mr.
Mauldin's drawing process. over time, to become the famous dogface ambassadors they were.
This is really a great find.I am a long-time fan of Bill Mauldin, and his loveable dogfaces Willie and Joe. Mauldin, that it gives the complete picture of his production and artistic development from beginning to end.
Mauldin's career, and to see Willie and Joe spring up out of the ink (and mud).
I thought Bill Mauldin always captured the essence of the infantryman's life. I really liked this book. It also has a chapter of cartoons that Maudlin did before he entered the Army, plus a lot of detail on how "Willie and Joe" evolved.However, if you have "Up Front," or any of the other Bill Mauldin cartoon books, you may have most of what's in this one already, so expect to see things you've seen before.Now that the price has gone down, this book is a good value, but I would expect that anyone who paid $65.00 was somewhat disappointed.
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