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Art of War: Eyewitness U.S. Combat Art from the Revolution Through the 20th Century

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Retired Marine Corps Col. Chenoweth (a combat artist in Korea and Vietnam) has created a phenomenal large-format collection of 200 years of American combat art. More than a so-called coffee table book, Col. Chenoweth tells the fascinating backgrounds and field experiences of the combat artists and the battles they both participated in and interpreted with their talent. After a century of relying on battlefield photographic realism, it is amazing to see how "less accurate" drawings and paintings provide an emotional realism almost never captured in photographs. It's also refreshing to see so much coverage devoted to post-WWII conflicts and the extremely high quality art representing Korea, Vietnam, 1980s Lebanon, the Gulf War and Somalia. Military history students and buffs will want to refer to this book for a unique perspective on the conflicts they study. This work is particularly heavy with the work or Navy and Marine Corps artists. Well reproduced art, well written and HIGHLY recommended! Bravo Zulu and Semper Fi, Col. Chenoweth.

For anyone interested in this subject, the book is a great survey of combat art printed in a large color glossy format. Good edition and well made.

THIS IS AN AWESOME COLLECTION OF IMAGES OF THE WARS OF THE PAST TWO HUNDRED YEARS. PAINTINGS, PENCIL SKETCHES, WATERCOLORS OF BATTLES, SOLDIERS,TANKS, AIRCRAFT,SHIPS,ETC. GREAT PORTRAITS OF WHAT THE ARTISTS SAW BRING THEIR EXPERIENCES TO LIFE. I SPENT HOURS LOOKING THROUGH THIS BOOK AND I JUST GOT IT. MANY THOUGHT-PROVOKING IMAGES OF WORLD WAR I, WWII, VIETNAM, THE CIVIL WAR, EVEN BOSNIA, SOMALIA, AND THE GULF WAR. THERE IS AN ESPECIALLY GRUESOME PAINTING FROM WWII CALLED "THE PRICE" THAT REALLY BRINGS HOME THE HORROR OF WAR. AN AWESOME COFFEE-TABLE BOOK. IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTO ART AND/OR WAR THIS IS A BOOK FOR YOU. SOME VERY COOL STUFF IN HERE. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Great book for anyone interested in art and/or military history. Extremely interesting, I go back to it every so often (owned for many years) and it never gets old.