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Willie & Joe. Volume 1 & 2. The WWII years by Bill Mauldin, Todd DePastino is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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During WWII, the closest most Americans ever came to the war was through the cartoons of Bill Mauldin, the most beloved enlisted man in the U.S. Army. Fantagraphics Books brings together Mauldins complete works from 1940 through the end of the war. This collection of over 600 cartoons, most never before reprinted, is more than the record of a great artist: it is an essential chronicle of Americas citizen-soldiers from peace through war to victory. Bill Mauldin knew war because he was in it. He had created his characters, Willie and Joe, at age 18, before Pearl Harbor, while training with the 45th Infantry Division and cartooning part-time for the camp newspaper. His brilliant send-ups of officers were pure infantry, and the men loved it. With their heavy brush lines, detailed battlescapes, and pidgin of army slang and slum dialect, Mauldins cartoons and captions recreated on paper the fully realized world of the American combat soldier. Their dark, often insubordinate humor sparked controversy among army brass and incensed General George S. Patton, Jr. Presented in a deluxe, beautifully designed two-volume slipcased edition of over 700 pages, this tome is edited by Todd DePastino,

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Author

Bill Mauldin, Todd DePastino

Publisher

Seattle, Wash.: Fantagraphics Books

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781560978381

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humor

Rating

4.48 / 5 (132 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14