The Second World War in Cartoons
$99.36
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2025
Summary
Laughing Through the Blitz: WWII in Cartoons
Humour proved a vital ingredient for national morale during the Second World War. Just as in conflicts past, cartoons of WWII not only portrayed the enemy in a satirical light – think of an angry Hitler – but raised smiles in the darkest of times.
Self-deprecating humour thrived, with cartoonists making fun of politicians and generals, challenging decisions in a way meant to embarrass. Cartoons often carried serious messages with …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781036105976 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1036105970 |
| Author: | Timothy S. Benson |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.55kg |
| Dimensions: | 308mm x 219mm |
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About The Author
Timothy S. Benson
Dr. Tim Benson is Britain’s leading authority on political cartoons. He runs the Political Cartoon Gallery which is located near the River Thames in Putney. He has produced numerous books on the history of cartoons, including Giles’s War, Churchill in Caricature, Low and the Dictators, The Cartoon Century: Modern Britain through the Eyes of Its Cartoonists, Drawing the Curtain: The Cold War in Cartoons, and Over the Top: A Cartoon History of Australia at War. He also edits Britain’s Best Political Cartoons.
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