Vietnam Journal: Dustoff #1

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Publisher : Caliber Comics
ISBN 13 : 1632945290
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (329 download)

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Book Synopsis Vietnam Journal: Dustoff #1 by : Don Lomax

Download or read book Vietnam Journal: Dustoff #1 written by Don Lomax and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this special full color Vietnam Journal edition, two short story tales "Dustoff" and "Zippo Raid" from the files of the critically acclaimed comic war series are presented by war veteran Don Lomax. Continued here is the narrative of Scott Neithammer who the troops call 'Journal' because he is an embedded war correspondent during the Vietnam War and gives a real life voice back home to the troop's true experiences during this conflict.

Vietnam Journal: Dust-Off

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Publisher : Caliber Comics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
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Download or read book Vietnam Journal: Dust-Off written by Don Lomax and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this special full color Vietnam Journal edition, two stories "Dustoff" and "Zippo Raid" from the files of the critically acclaimed comic war series are presented by Vietnam war veteran Don Lomax. Continued here is the narrative of Scott Neithammer who the troops call 'Journal', due to the fact he is an embedded war correspondent during the Vietnam War and gives a real life voice back home to the troop's true experiences during this bitter conflict.

Dust Off

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0756710855
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (567 download)

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Download or read book Dust Off written by Peter Dorland and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Doctor's Vietnam Journal

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1678173649
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (781 download)

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Book Synopsis A Doctor's Vietnam Journal by : Carl E. Bartecchi, M.D.

Download or read book A Doctor's Vietnam Journal written by Carl E. Bartecchi, M.D. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merriam Press Military History. A history of military and civilian medicine in Vietnam from World War II when the Japanese occupied Indochina through the French occupation after World War II and the American involvement in Vietnam, up to the present day. It is also a journal of the author's service as a doctor in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and later when he organized humanitarian aid for the Vietnamese and in particular assisting one hospital and its staff with training, equipment and supplies. Foreword by Patrick Brady MG, USA, Ret, who served as a Dustoff helicopter pilot in Vietnam and recipient of the Medal of Honor. 63 photos, 2 illustrations, 5 maps.

Vietnam Journal: Vol. 3 - From the Delta to Dak To

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Publisher : Caliber Comics
ISBN 13 : 1629785245
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Vietnam Journal: Vol. 3 - From the Delta to Dak To written by Don Lomax and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed Vietnam Journal series from Don Lomax, nominated for a Harvey Award, is collected and presented as a series of graphic novels. Vietnam Journal is a look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of a war journalist, Scott 'Journal' Neithammer, as he chronicles the lives and events of soldiers on the front line during the Vietnam War. Creator Don Lomax based Vietnam Journal on his experiences on his tour of duty in Vietnam in the mid 1960's. In VOLUME THREE, Scott ‘Journal’ Neithammer returns to Vietnam, having recovered from his war injuries, but his expectations of being assigned to a safe area dissipate as he is dropped into the middle of a firefight in the Mekong Delta. Neithammer joins up with a new group deployed in the Vietnam War by the US Navy...the Seals. They’re not exactly happy with the older 'Journal' tagging along but orders are orders. The problem is 'Journal' can’t really figure out what the Seals’ orders exactly are. As preparations get underway for the Dak To engagement, 'Journal' ventures out into the jungle but ends up escorting a pregnant villager to safety only to discover she’s really with the enemy. And afterwards, as a battle rages towards occupying a hill that has no significant value, 'Journal' finds he has to deal with both choking gas and Vietcong snipers. These stories plus a short story titled “Dustoff” are included in Book Three. Collects comic book issues #9-12. Entertainment Weekly labels Vietnam Journal as "a graphic novel you should own" and is recommended by the Military History Book Club, while Max Brooks (World War Z) names Vietnam Journal as one of his best war comic series. "Lomax bases his fictional work on his real experiences in Vietnam in 1966, with powerful results. It is Lomax's concern for average soldiers that, in the end, makes his work significant." - Publishers Weekly. "This is, without a doubt, the most graphic, realistic and emotionally powerful portrayal of the Vietnam War that's ever been seen in comic form." - Jason E. Aaron, Wizard’s 2008 Best Writer. "Even today, VIETNAM JOURNAL is one of the most gritty and brutally honest war stories ever published." - Brian Cronin, Comic Book Resources. A Caliber Comics release.

Vietnam Journal: Vol. 8 - Brain Dead Horror

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Publisher : Caliber Comics
ISBN 13 : 1629785342
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Vietnam Journal: Vol. 8 - Brain Dead Horror written by Don Lomax and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed Vietnam Journal comic book series from Don Lomax, nominated for a Harvey Award, is collected and presented as a series of graphic novels. Vietnam Journal is a look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of a war journalist, Scott 'Journal' Neithammer, as he chronicles the lives and events of soldiers on the front line during the Vietnam War. In BOOK EIGHT, assembled here is the series story run BRAIN DEAD HORROR as it had appeared at the online site VIETNAM JOURNAL CONTINUUM. Featured are four tales depicting the full nature of war soldiers faced in Southeast Asia. See why Military Book Club, Publishers Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, and Library School Journal all recommend Vietnam Journal. A Caliber Comics release.

Vietnam Journal #7

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Publisher : Caliber Comics
ISBN 13 : 1632945797
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (329 download)

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Download or read book Vietnam Journal #7 written by Don Lomax and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2020-07-16 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic and critically acclaimed 'Vietnam Journal' comic book series from war veteran Don Lomax. Vietnam Journal is a look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of a war journalist Scott Neithammer, a freelance reporter the troops have nicknamed "Journal". As an embedded reporter, Neithammer has a single minded focus and obsession to report the controversial war from the "grunt’s" point of view and to hell with the consequences. THIS ISSUE: "Dustoff" - An injured 'Journal' and a fellow medical patient rush to save some kids in a village that is about to be overrun by Vietcong. What they hadn't counted on was some G.I.s out for revenge against the Vietnamese...any Vietnamese. Sequential Tart calls the Vietnam Journal series, "powerful work." A Caliber Comics release.

A Doctor's Vietnam Journal

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Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781470121686
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (216 download)

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Book Synopsis A Doctor's Vietnam Journal by : Carl E. Bartecchi

Download or read book A Doctor's Vietnam Journal written by Carl E. Bartecchi and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merriam Press Military Monograph 97. Second Edition (February 2012). It is a well established fact that there is a relationship between how well soldiers are cared for and how well they fight. That fact may explain why the American soldier is the best fighter in the world. Thanks to men and women like Dr. Bartecchi our troops in Vietnam were cared for as in no other war. Your chances of survival were greater if you were wounded on a battlefield in Vietnam than if you were in a crash on an American highway. But that care went beyond the GI. Vietnam may be the only war we ever fought, or perhaps that was ever fought, in which the American soldier added to their heroism a humanitarianism unmatched in the annals of warfare. And the humanitarianism took place during the heat of the battle. He fixed as he fought, he cured and educated and built in the middle of the battle. What other Army has ever done that? Humanitarianism was our victory in Vietnam. The kinds and quality of our humanitarian work in Vietnam is documented in this book. Join Doctor Bartecchi in his remarkable journey through Vietnam from the time of the French, the Japanese, and the French again, through the war up to the present. You will meet some of the truly great heroes and heroines of any war. Leading the humanitarian charge were medical helicopter crews known as Dust Off. Dust Off was born at Soc Trang, where Dr. Bartecchi began his career in military medicine. Dr. Bartecchi writes of the legendary Charles “Mad Man” Kelly who gave his life to save the Dust Off resource; and whose dying words, “When I have your wounded” set a standard for battlefield evacuation unmatched in the annals of war. With their great new steed of combat, Huey, the Dust Off crew rescued some one million souls; men, women, children, friendly as well as hostile. Vietnam was a helicopter war and Dr. Bartecchi takes us through the history of helicopters in Vietnam. We learn that Dust Off was not the first to evacuate patients by helicopter and, to the dismay of some macho pilots, we learn that the first successful helicopter pilot was a woman. Anyone who has ever served in Vietnam knows what a loveable people the Vietnamese are. One senses that Dr. Bartecchi fell in love with them, saw their great need and determined to help. Since the war he has organized monumental medical contributions surely resulting in many lives saved. Those efforts continue to this day and this book will certainly encourage others to do the same. All the curing and caring and healing, which continue to this day, deserve a memorial. In this superb book Doctor Bartecchi chronicles the grounds for such a memorial. Contents: Introduction; The Japanese at Soc Trang; The French War; The French Defeat; Tom Dooley and the Passage to Freedom; Learning, from Philadelphia to Hawaii; Becoming a Flight Surgeon; Soc Trang and the Mekong Delta; The Dust-Off Legends; The Dispensary at Soc Trang; Army Medicine at Soc Trang; Tragedy at Soc Trang; A Complicated Situation; Martha Raye at Soc Trang; Base Mascots; Viet Cong Military Medicine; My Viet Minh Rifle; Soc Trang—The Village; The Orphanage at Soc Trang; Public Health Programs on Base; Finding Mother Bruno; The Soc Trang Clinic; Tet Holiday; Oriental Medical Practices; The Airmobile Clinic; Military Medicine for Vietnamese Civilians; Post-Vietnam Travels; Henry Ford Hospital Years; Recollections of Vietnam; Vietnamese Refugees in Pueblo; The Truths About the Vietnam War; Return to Vietnam; Bach Mai Hospital Project; Training Vietnamese Physicians; Vietnamese Medical Leaders; Foundation Support; The Education of Dr. Hong; Help for Rural Vietnam; Sources of Aid; Southeast Asia Medical Practices; The Poison Control Center; Americans Reaching Out; A Sister Hospital for Bach Mai; A Vietnamese Odyssey; References; 63 photos; 2 illustrations; 5 maps.

Vietnam Journal: Vol. 7 - Valley of Death

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Publisher : Caliber Comics
ISBN 13 : 1629785326
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Vietnam Journal: Vol. 7 - Valley of Death written by Don Lomax and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed Vietnam Journal series from Don Lomax, nominated for a Harvey Award, is collected and presented as a series of graphic novels. Vietnam Journal is a look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of a war journalist, Scott 'Journal' Neithammer, as he chronicles the lives and events of soldiers on the front line during the Vietnam War. Creator Don Lomax based Vietnam Journal on his experiences on his tour of duty in Vietnam in the mid 1960's. In BOOK SEVEN, the United States military decides to launch an offensive into the A Shau Valley near the Laotian border. This has been a long time staging area that the Viet Cong have used for years to send men and supplies into South Vietnam from the enemy’s sanctuary in Laos. Meanwhile 'Journal' becomes fascinated with the story of a prisoner of war who belonged to a small tribe that has lived in the A Shau Valley for centuries. They have no sense of country, politics or ideology, only for their local people, but they are dragged anyhow into a war they couldn’t even comprehend. And as the battle at A Shau Valley continues even though Nixon has taken over as President of the United States, ‘Journal, always trying to stay as impartial as possible, can’t contain his rage when he finds the Viet Cong receiving medical supplies from United States protesters back home against the war. Also included in BOOK SEVEN is the collected Hamburger Hill serial series that appeared in Gallery Magazine. Picked by Entertainment Weekly as "a graphic novel you should own" and recommended by the Military History Book Club. "Lomax bases his fictional work on his real experiences in Vietnam in 1966, with powerful results. It is Lomax's concern for average soldiers that, in the end, makes his work significant." - Publishers Weekly. "Even today, VIETNAM JOURNAL is one of the most gritty and brutally honest war stories ever published." - Brian Cronin, Comic Book Resources. "A powerful collection of stories and history of the Vietnam War, created by a veteran of both the war and of war comics " - Douglas P. Dave, School Library Journal. A Caliber Comics release.

Vietnam Journal: Hamburger Hill #2

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Publisher : Caliber Comics
ISBN 13 : 1632945711
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (329 download)

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Download or read book Vietnam Journal: Hamburger Hill #2 written by Don Lomax and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After 'Vietnam Journal' concluded its initial comic run the series continued as a featured one-page monthly serial in Gallery Magazine and each page ran in FULL COLOR. This is the first time the Hamburger Hill is restored and presented in its original full color format. From acclaimed writer/artist Don Lomax who served during the Vietnam War and put to paper his experiences. Telling the story through the eyes of a fictional character, that of embedded war reporter Scott 'Journal' Neithammer. This is the concluding collected issue of the events that took place during the battle of Hamburger Hill. Part 2 of 2.

Vietnam Journal: Valley of Death #3

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Publisher : Caliber Comics
ISBN 13 : 1632945231
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (329 download)

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Download or read book Vietnam Journal: Valley of Death #3 written by Don Lomax and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Enemy". In issue 3 of the 'Valley of Death' mini series, 'Journal' becomes fascinated with the story of a prisoner of war who belonged to a small tribe that has lived in the A Shau Valley for centuries. They have no sense of country, politics or idealogy, only for their local people, but they are dragged anyhow into a war they couldn¡¯t even comprehend. Part 3 of 4.

Vietnam Journal - Book Three

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Publisher : Caliber Comics
ISBN 13 : 9781942351887
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book Vietnam Journal - Book Three written by Don Lomax and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed Vietnam Journal series from Don Lomax, nominated for a Harvey Award, is collected and presented as a series of graphic novels. Vietnam Journal is a look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of a war journalist, Scott 'Journal' Neithammer, as he chronicles the lives and events of soldiers on the front line during the Vietnam War. Creator Don Lomax based Vietnam Journal on his experiences on his tour of duty in Vietnam in the mid 1960's. In BOOK THREE, Scott 'Journal' Neithammer returns to Vietnam, having recovered from his war injuries, but his expectations of being assigned to a safe area dissipate as he is dropped into the middle of a firefight in the Mekong Delta. Neithammer joins up with a new group deployed in the Vietnam War by the US Navy...the Seals. They're not exactly happy with the older 'Journal' tagging along but orders are orders. The problem is 'Journal' can't really figure out what the Seals' orders exactly are. As preparations get underway for the Dak To engagement, 'Journal' ventures out into the jungle but ends up escorting a pregnant villager to safety only to discover she's really with the enemy. And afterwards, as a battle rages towards occupying a hill that has no significant value, 'Journal' finds he has to deal with both choking gas and Vietcong snipers. These stories plus a short story titled "Dustoff" are included in Book Three. Collects issues 9-12. Entertainment Weekly labels Vietnam Journal as "a graphic novel you should own" and is recommended by the Military History Book Club, while Max Brooks (World War Z) names Vietnam Journal as one of his best war comic series. "Lomax bases his fictional work on his real experiences in Vietnam in 1966, with powerful results. It is Lomax's concern for average soldiers that, in the end, makes his work significant." - Publishers Weekly. "This is, without a doubt, the most graphic, realistic and emotionally powerful portrayal of the Vietnam War that's ever been seen in comic form." - Jason E. Aaron, Wizard's 2008 Best Writer. "Even today, VIETNAM JOURNAL is one of the most gritty and brutally honest war stories ever published." - Brian Cronin, Comic Book Resources. "Vietnam Journal by Don Lomax is the best comic book portrayal of Vietnam I have ever read. It's probably one of the best works ever put down in any art form about the war." - Daniel Robert Epstein. "A powerful collection of stories and history of the Vietnam War, created by a veteran of both the war and of war comics." - Douglas P. Dave, School Library Journal.

Vietnam Journal

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Publisher : Caliber Comics
ISBN 13 : 9780982654927
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (549 download)

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Book Synopsis Vietnam Journal by : Don Lomax

Download or read book Vietnam Journal written by Don Lomax and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2011 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed series from Don Lomax continues in this eighth trade paperback collecting the entire series. Each volume stands on its own, however. Journal is a journalist who finds that when you enter a war, there is no way to stay as a non-combatant. The original series was picked by Entertainment Weekly as "a graphic novel you should own" and recommended by the Military History Book Club. This volume collects the never released-in-print material of "Brain Dead Horror" which ran on Vietnam Journal Continuum over the last few years. Featuring Journal impersonating an officer and having to lead the men in combat! This collection will also have the short tales of "Dustoff" and "Zipper Raid" With Vietnam Journal now part of the War Stories website and his interview on the History Channel's website, creator Don Lomax has expanded his Vietnam Journal awareness. Recommended by the Military Book Club.

Call Sign "Dustoff"

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Total Pages : 492 pages
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Book Synopsis Call Sign "Dustoff" by : Darrel D. Whitcomb

Download or read book Call Sign "Dustoff" written by Darrel D. Whitcomb and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the conceptualization of the initial attempts to use aircraft for evacuation, reviews its development and maturity through conflicts, and focuses on the history of the MEDEVAC post-Vietnam through Hurricane Katrina"--Provided by publisher.

Dust Off Vietnam

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ISBN 13 : 9780731651740
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Dust Off Vietnam written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Checklist of Vietnam War Literature

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Publisher : Ultramarine Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780893662868
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book A Checklist of Vietnam War Literature written by and published by Ultramarine Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Drawing the Past, Volume 1

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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496837177
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Book Synopsis Drawing the Past, Volume 1 by : Dorian L. Alexander

Download or read book Drawing the Past, Volume 1 written by Dorian L. Alexander and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions by Lawrence Abrams, Dorian L. Alexander, Max Bledstein, Peter Cullen Bryan, Stephen Connor, Matthew J. Costello, Martin Flanagan, Michael Fuchs, Michael Goodrum, Bridget Keown, Kaleb Knoblach, Christina M. Knopf, Martin Lund, Jordan Newton, Stefan Rabitsch, Maryanne Rhett, and Philip Smith History has always been a matter of arranging evidence into a narrative, but the public debate over the meanings we attach to a given history can seem particularly acute in our current age. Like all artistic mediums, comics possess the power to mold history into shapes that serve its prospective audience and creator both. It makes sense, then, that history, no stranger to the creation of hagiographies, particularly in the service of nationalism and other political ideologies, is so easily summoned to the panelled page. Comics, like statues, museums, and other vehicles for historical narrative, make both monsters and heroes of men while fueling combative beliefs in personal versions of United States history. Drawing the Past, Volume 1: Comics and the Historical Imagination in the United States, the first book in a two-volume series, provides a map of current approaches to comics and their engagement with historical representation. The first section of the book on history and form explores the existence, shape, and influence of comics as a medium. The second section concerns the question of trauma, understood both as individual traumas that can shape the relationship between the narrator and object, and historical traumas that invite a reassessment of existing social, economic, and cultural assumptions. The final section on mythic histories delves into ways in which comics add to the mythology of the US. Together, both volumes bring together a range of different approaches to diverse material and feature remarkable scholars from all over the world.