War stories : a graphic history
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
War stories : a graphic history
AUTHOR:
Conroy, Mike
ISBN:
9780061731129
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Collins Design, 2009
PHYSICAL_DESC:
192 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes index
ABSTRACT:
The first book to examine this genre of comics in depth, tracing the development of warfare--from Thermopylae to the Napoleonic Wars; the American Revolutionary and Civil Wars to World Wars I and II; and from the Korean and Vietnam Wars to modern day conflicts--through the eyes of some of comics' greatest creators. This lush and exciting visual compilation explores the history of global conflict--from the Alamo to Pearl Harbor, from Dunkirk to Iraq and Afghanistan--and features exquisite art from around the world.
SUBJECT:
| War -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism |
| War in literature |
| Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism |
BIBSUMMARY:
The first book to examine this genre of comics in depth, tracing the development of warfare--from Thermopylae to the Napoleonic Wars; the American Revolutionary and Civil Wars to World Wars I and II; and from the Korean and Vietnam Wars to modern day conflicts--through the eyes of some of comics' greatest creators. This lush and exciting visual compilation explores the history of global conflict--from the Alamo to Pearl Harbor, from Dunkirk to Iraq and Afghanistan--and features exquisite art from around the world.