Civil War Adventure: Real History: Stories of the War That Divided America

Dixon, Chuck/ Kwapisz, Gary (Illustrator)

ISBN 10: 0982446608 / ISBN 13: 9780982446607

Published by History Graphic Pr, 2010

About this Item

144 pages. 8.90x5.90x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # zk0982446608

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Civil War Adventure: Real History: Stories of the War That Divided America
• Publisher: History Graphic Pr
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0982446608
• ISBN 13: 9780982446607
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Kwapisz, Gary
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.25 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

Presents fictional versions of the famous battles, officers, and events of the Civil War, from the efficiency of sharpshooters and poignant naval battles to the tragedies of war and struggles on the home front.

Reviews

Dixon, veteran of some of comicdom's great war titles (Alien Legion, The 'Nam, G. I. Joe), layers on historical fact and fictional human drama for this curriculum-friendly outing. There's plenty of battlefield chaos, to be sure, but the tales are clearly a product of meticulous research and loaded with insights into the monotony and terror of fighting in a war. Short and feature-length stories that jump around the Civil War timeline and focus on the experiences of both influential officers and common soldiers are supported by short essays providing historical background, general background on things like armaments and battlefield surgery, and excerpts from actual letters home. A spiritual successor to EC's legendary Two-Fisted Tales in capturing gritty battlefield realism and its toll on the human spirit in evocative, high-quality black-and-white art, this also makes a good companion to C. M. Butzer's Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel (2009) and would make a solid addition to any Civil War curriculum to frame the era in a more personal way. Grades 6-10. --Jesse Karp