World War II in Cartoons

World War II in Cartoons portrays the grim realities of the of the World War II period, from pre-war days right up to 1945. These cartoons were often satirical, creating political heroes and villains in their own image. To a news hungry public, anxious about world affairs, te radio was a lifeline, but it was the political cartoon with its immediacy and universal accessibility - even to the barely literate - that could speak the message that mere words could just never convey.This book is divided into 8 chapters covering the way year-by-year, each chapter prefaced with consise introduction that provides a historical framework for the cartoons of that year. Atohether some 300 cartoons, in colour and black and white, have been skilfully blended to produce a unique record of World War II, one which will appeal to a very wide audience.