Cartoons of World War II
London: Arcturus, ND. Hardcover.
Fine book block and case. The jacket is intact and bears very minimal wear, most noticeable at the head of the spine. Black and white illustrations. 192 pages. 7.5” x 10”.
From the introduction: “[The cartoonist's] job was to portray the mood of a nation, to put down in drawn lines a nation’s anger, fear and hope. At the back of [their] mind, [they] would know that the cartoon was what people would remember, not the headline, not the thousands of printed words, but the image.”
Indeed, it was the cartoonists who had a particular knack for getting under the skin of dictators and demagogues better than any military defeat might. While artists might not be the first or last defense/offence against evil, they apply pressure, cracking armor at its weakest points, and rally and embolden the public.
ISBN: 9781435150683
Price: $30.00