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    <body><![CDATA[A wonderful collection of cartoons capturing the drudgery, gallows humor, and absurdity of the typical GI. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved it. It's about Bill Mauldin's cartoons and thoughts about the WWII infantryman. His cartoons are humorous, and so is his writing style. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Mauldin was an actual soldier.  He was soldier journalist.  He did it with class and style, he did it with more art than words.  His cartoons are the famous soldiers you think of when you think of World War II cartoon soldiers, he's the guy behind the pencil.  Pyle surpasses him in prose, but though...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35764915">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this in preparation to reading a biography of the author. This is part of an effort  to get a &quot;feel&quot; for world war II from the point of view of the ordinary soldier. If you are interested in this perspective, this is a good book. <br/><br/>I found it interesting that I didn't &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20170443">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fascinating book.  The author admits to writing the book only as a framework for the art.  However, the text gave so much additional insight into the cartoons, it was easy overlook the simplicity of the writing.  It gave me a broader appreciation for WWII soliders and the everyday issues they faced ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31906733">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Humorous and poignant cartoons and annecdotes based upon Bill Mauldin's experiences as a correspondent for &quot;Stars and Stripes&quot; magazine, while serving with the fighting infantry on the Italian Front and in Southern France.]]></body>
    
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