Rhetoric & Public Affairs Jun 2018

War Comics

Christopher J. Gilbert

Abstract

Book Review| June 01 2018 War Comics Comics and Conflict: Patriotism and Propaganda from WWII through Operation Iraqi Freedom. By Cord A. Scott. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2014; pp. 224. $49.95 cloth.The Comic Art of War: A Critical Study of Military Cartoons, 1805–2014, with a Guide to Artists. By Christina M. Knopf. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2015; pp. 252. $39.95 paper.Disaster Drawn: Visual Witness, Comics, and Documentary Form. By Hillary L. Chute. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2016; pp. 376. $35 cloth. Christopher J. Gilbert Christopher J. Gilbert Christopher J. Gilbert is Assistant Professor of English at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2018) 21 (2): 343–358. https://doi.org/10.14321/rhetpublaffa.21.2.0343 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Christopher J. Gilbert; War Comics. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 June 2018; 21 (2): 343–358. doi: https://doi.org/10.14321/rhetpublaffa.21.2.0343 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2018 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2018 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal Issue Section: REVIEW ESSAY You do not currently have access to this content.

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Rhetoric & Public Affairs
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2018-06-01
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