During WW II, the closest most Americans ever came to combat was through the cartoons of Bill Mauldin, the most beloved enlisted man in the U.S. Army. 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 America’s 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. Mauldin’s cartoons and captions recreated on paper the fully realized world of the American combat soldier.
Bill Mauldin Book order (chronological)
William Mauldin was an acclaimed cartoonist renowned for his satirical drawings capturing the reality of American soldiers' lives during World War II. His iconic characters, Willie and Joe, embodied the common soldier and their everyday experiences. Mauldin's style, filled with dark humor and raw honesty, not only amused troops abroad and at home but also offered a critical commentary on the war effort. His work remains a powerful testament to the human spirit in the face of conflict.
Bill Mauldin's Army
- 383 pages
- 14 hours of reading
The best of the great war cartoons by the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who brought laughter to foxholes and battlefields.
Na frontu
- 230 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Willy a Joe - dva američtí pěšáci, kteří jako obyčejná "ucha" prošli a prožili evropské tažení US Army za 2.světové války, získali už na stránkách válečných vojenských novin Stars and Stripes nesmírnou popularitu. Neboť jejich autor, kreslíř Bill Mauldin nastavil humorné i satirické zrcadlo válečného života z pohledu prostého vojáka, nesoucího největší břímě útrap. A tak po téměř padesátileté přestávce seznamujeme s Willym a Joem českého čtenáře k 46. výročí osvobození Československa rádi i my.