A soldier's sketchbook

By Joseph Farris

Subjects: World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, american, HISTORY / Military / World War II, World war, 1939-1945, art and the war, ART / Individual Artists / Artists Books, World War, 1939-1945, American Personal narratives, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, france, United States. Army. Infantry Division, 100th, United States, United states, army, infantry, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Art and the war, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, germany, Campaigns, Correspondence

Description: "New Yorker cartoonist and painter Joseph Farris chronicles his experience in World War II through letters and sketches that he wrote at the time. The letters, some of which are reproduced as facsimiles, are illustrated with photographs, artifacts, and other archival documents as well as newly commissioned maps. The voice of the 20-something narrator in the letters is balanced with the voice of the man today, who interweaves his own commentary into the book to explain gaps in the correspondence. All told, the book is a rich and poignant glimpse at the experience of one man's journey through the European theater of war"--