7 x 10 paperback
256 pages
2025
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They Were Chosin
U.S. Marine Cartoonists in the Korean War
Cord Scott
DOI: 10.56686/9798987849200
ABOUT THE BOOK
They Were Chosin is based on a previous work, The Mud and the Mirth, which details U.S. Marine cartoonists in World War I. This book focuses again on one primary artist, Norval E. "Gene" Packwood, and two books he wrote and illustrated during the late 1940s and early 1950s: Leatherhead: The Story of Marine Corps Boot Camp and Leatherhead in Korea. They Were Chosin offers a humorous perspective on what was going on during the war. This book is not meant to be a definitive visual history of the Korean War. It is meant to share an aspect of the war, told through the cultural lens of comic characters.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial Note
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTERS
1. Origins of Cartoonists in the Post-World War II Era
2. Norval Packwood and the Creation of Leatherhead
3. The Korean War in Brief
4. Leatherhead in Korea
5. Norval Packwood's Work with the Marine Corps
6. Other Cartoon Work from the Period
7. The Modern Era
Conclusion
Appendix A. Popular Culture during the Korean Conflict
Appendix B. Biographies of Korean War Artists
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About the Author
The Mud and the Mirth
Marine Cartoonists in World War I
Cord Scott, PhD
DOI: 10.56686/9798985340341
ABOUT THE BOOK
Visual arts constitute a significant portion of the Marines' life, from training manuals to public appearances. Illustrations may inform, educate, or entertain the masses, be they civilians or military personnel. The Mud and the Mirth takes a deeper look at comic illustrations from the earliest publications for the Marine Corps--the Recruiters Bulletin, the Marines Magazine, and the Marines Bulletin--prior to World War I, as well as presents the entire collection of Stars and Stripes cartoons illustrated by Marine cartoonist Abian A. Wallgren.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Cord A. Scott is an overseas collegiate faculty for the University of Maryland Global Campus in Asia. He teaches history, government, and humanities, specifically film. He has written extensively on a variety of topics concerning popular culture, with two of his books centered on military comics of World War II (Comics and Conflict and Four Colour Combat). He has also written previously for the scholarly journal Marine Corps History. He currently resides in Okinawa, Japan, where he teaches on many of the III Marine Expeditionary Force bases.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: The Early Years
Chapter One. The War Begins
Chapter Two. The Early Publications
Chapter Three. Recruiters' Bulletin
Chapter Four. Marines Magazine
Chapter Five. The Stars and Stripes Era
Chapter Six. The End of the War and the Commemorative Cartoons
Conclusion
Appendices
A. Biography of Abian Wallgren
B. The Nature of Art
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