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Off-Topic of course A thrilling graphic novel-The Harlem Hellfighters
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Hi readers and writers,
I look at US graphic works as well as Japanese manga. Well I
do if I can borrow it from the SFPL. ;^) I am posting about it here
because it is a great historical work and because I can find no
other place on Usenet to post about Graphic Novels.
The art is very good and highly appropriate to the subject.
The Harlem Hellfighters deals with the African-American heroes
who fought in WW I. The soldiers in a couple of segregated units raised
in various more tolerant areas of the nation have to deal with racism
on the part of the US Army and racism in France imported from/by the US
Army. Oh and the US Army moves them to one of the most intolerant
Southern states for training.
The name is given the Hellfighters was from the Germans whom
they engaged in battle in trench warfare which is one of the nastiest
ways to fight.
When they came back to the USA after the War they were briefly
hailed as heroes then had to encounter the racism that had gotten very
bad at home as they fought in the "War to End All Wars". It took years
for the families to get the medals that they earned from of the US
Goverment. Then racist historians did their best to erase their
contribution from history.
Now this graphic novel is accurate in general but several
characters are invented because the author of course was not there.
This story was written by Max Brooks and illustrated by Caanan White.
Published as far as I can figure out by Broadway Books in NYC or
at <www.broadwaybooks.com>
bliss
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