Bill Mauldin A Life Up Front [Paperback]

A self-described desert rat who rocketed to fame at the age of twenty-two, Bill Mauldin used flashing black brush lines and sardonic captions to capture the world of the American combat soldier in World War II. His cartoon dogfaces, Willie and Joe, appeared inDePastinos bio serves not only as an appreciation of Mauldins artistry but also as a complex portrait of an iconoclast who started out as the Greatest Generations court jester but grew to become its conscience.Vibrant, moving, and full of wonderful cartoons, DePastinos book breathes life into a fascinating American genius.A deeply felt, vivacious and wonderfully illustrated biography. Clancy Sigal,