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Portrait of War tells the gripping story of these artist-soldiers for the first time. Drawing upon the graphic letters, diaries, and memoirs the men kept as well as the interviews they conducted, Peter Krass presents a completely different view of the Great War as seen through the eyes of these chosen few, who were determined to capture "the shock and loss and bitterness and blood of it."
Despite the dangers that lay ahead, the men, proud of their role in recording history, were thrilled to have what one called "a free ticket to the greatest fight in the world." The antithesis of lean doughboys primed for battle, the artists, who had received little to no formal military training, traveled the battlefields together, sketching what they saw and watching out for one another when under fire.
Krass skillfully brings the AEF Eight's journey with the soldiers to life, revealing in rich, compelling detail how they shared cramped quarters on ships headed overseas and marched across the countryside, documenting the small but meaningful moments the soldiers shared in between artillery attacks. Their lives would be irrevocably altered as, with each sketch, they made new discoveries about the realities of war and the people on both sides of the conflict.
Featuring stunning illustrations by the artists, chosen from their vast collection of remarkable work, Portrait of War is a testament to the bravery of these eight men and the soldiers with whom they shared the trenches.
Eighty-five years before there were embedded journalists with American armed forces in Iraq, eight brave artist-soldiers risked their lives in the trenches and battlefields to bring the reality of World War I back home.
In Portrait of War, Peter Krass shares the heroic adventures of these men as they witnessed, explored, and depicted the trials and triumphs of the American soldier and the tragedy of war. Written with the intensity of a novel, this compelling narrative follows the artists as they marched shoulder to shoulder with the doughboys, sketching while under fire and doing their best to stay alive. Studded with examples of their remarkable work and excerpts from the artists' journals, this thrilling account places us at the front lines as surely as our television cameras do today.
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