Portrait of War: The U.S. Army's First Combat Artists and the Doughboys' Experience in WWI
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Rated 5 starsPortrait of War
What a surprise. Peter Krass does a brilliant and engaging job capturing the details of the the Official War Artist's experiences as they chase the American Doughboys across France throughout their entire engagement in WWI. For anyone interested in either the war or the role of art in interpreting war. Importantly it captures the details of Harvey Dunn's role, one of America's leading and most influential illustrators. ...
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Rated 5 starsRefreshing Look at WWI
PORTRAIT OF WAR reads like a novel - it was a pleasure. There are great characters, drama, an honest portrayal of war. And while the art of the combat artists is discussed somewhat, the balance is perfect by not overindulging in art theory, etc. Too many history books are not accessible to the average reader - they're too long or too dense - but not this one. I even gave it to my young teenager to read and he's thoroughly...
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Rated 5 starsSpectacle of Spectacles
Although the so-called "Great War" ended nearly ninety years ago, there are still new stories to be told, and Peter Krass, author of a fine biography of Andrew Carnegie, has written one of them. Plus he was lucky enough to secure the cooperation of one of his subject's sons, George Harding Junior, who opened his father's archive to apparently unrestricted use, a true coup for a biographer. Not that this is a biography in...
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