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WAR STORY GRAPHIC NOVEL: D DAY DODGERS
OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM FEATURING WW2 IN ITALY.
Ennis shows us the Italian campaign through the eyes of a replacement Lieutenant, fresh out of England, who has to earn the respect of his mostly Irish subordinates, and deal with a fatalistic Captain.
Higgins art is luminous, as he portrays the beauty of Italy, contrasted to the devastation of war. The book ends with a series of full-page spreads that are stunning.
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From the acclaimed writer of the hit series PREACHER, these are the finest war comics ever to see print in the modern age.
D-DAY DODGERS tells the story of the thousands of war-weary, and largely forgotten, young Allied soldiers fighting in the blood, dust, snow and mud of the Italian country side while the world's attention was riveted by the war in France. This action-packed and powerful story stands as moving tribute to the too-often mistreated men fighting in the trenches of any war.
The "D-Day Dodgers" fighting in Italy are accused of cowardice for escaping the "real" war.
based apon "The Ballard of the D-Day Dodgers" Which Lady Astor was accused of making an offensive speech on the men who continued to fight up Italy's country side towards Germany instead of Fighting on the Beaches of Normandy. There's never been proof she made light of those who continued the advancement up Italy as bad. But, shortly someone made the infamous Ballard of these brave soldiers which pokes at Lady Astor comments rather true or not.
THIS ITEM WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN COMIC BOOK SPECIALTY SHOPS AND CANNOT BE FOUND IN ANY MASS MARKET RETAIL OUTLET.
PUBLISHED BY DC COMICS IN 2001.
Garth Ennis is probably best known for his hard-hitting but historically accurate and empathetic War Stories, fictionalising the heroics of War without shying too far away from the immense destructive force of modern warfare.
Monday, February 22, 2010
WAR STORY GRAPHIC NOVEL WW2 D DAY DODGERS ITALY ALLIES!
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