Let's Declare Ourselves Winners-and Get the Hell Out

by Bill Mauldin

His first collection of political cartoons since 1965 documents, chronologically, the artist's acerbic observations of the world's turbulent events since that time and includes his accompanying running commentary

Genres: Humor

164 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1985

About the author

William Henry "Bill" Mauldin was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist from the United States. He was most famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers, as represented by the archetypal characters Willie and Joe. These cartoons were broadly published and distributed in the American army abroad and in the United States.

Reviews

[James Crabtree · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a great admirer of Mauldin's work, from his early cartoons for the Army during WWII to his social commentary in the 1960s. While I didn't always agree with his politics I could still admire his angle in editorial cartoons. He always came up with something thoughtful without having to go for cheap shots or even the occasional graphic lie. There are a lot of so-called cartoonists today who could learn from this today.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

The only improvement would have been if the collection was not so heavily edited by the author. A more thorough collection - even if some of the individual entries were considered by the creator to be sub-par - would have given a more complete look at the early 1980's.