Painting War: George Plante's Combat Art in World War II

by Kathleen Broome Williams

Scottish artist George Plante did not enter World War II as an artist but as a volunteer radio operator in the British merchant fleet. There he spent more than two years engaged in the long-running and fierce Battle of the Atlantic, splitting his time between Britain and the United States. But while dodging U-boats and battling the elements, he also painted. Every time his tanker docked in New York he pursued contacts in the worlds of art and advertising...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682474267
• ISBN13: 9781682474266
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"