Arcturus Publishing, 2013. Hardcover. New hardcover in new dust jacket. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. (7.5 x 0.8 x 10 inches) 192 pp.

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ISBN: 9781435150683

In the battle for hearts and minds during World War II, cartoonists had a vital role to play. All nations are represented in this book and it's fascinating to see how each side's artists handled the war, aiming their bullets with the delicate precision of a frontline sniper.

Cartoons have a unique ability not only to unite and inspire, but also to get under the skin of those they lambast. Napoleon once admitted that caricaturists 'did more than all the armies of Europe' to bring about his defeat.

Even before the outbreak of WWII, Adolf Hitler used to bridle at the mention of cartoonist David Low, whose name he inserted into the Nazi death list to be implemented once Britain was conquered. Exiled Polish artist Arthur Szyk was described by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt as a 'one-man army'.

World War II was a golden age of cartooning and this book is testimony to the contribution of cartoonists in directing opinion and ridicule at a time when the stakes could not have been higher.

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