{"product_id":"portrait-of-war-isbn-9780471670230","title":"Portrait of War","description":"\u003ci\u003ePortrait of War\u003c\/i\u003e tells the gripping true story of eight graphic artists recruited by the government and sent into combat to create a visual historical record of World War I. Featuring both their stunning illustrations and deep personal reflections, \u003ci\u003ePortrait of War\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving testament to the bravery of these artist-soldiers and the remarkable record of war they left behind.  Prologue.  \u003cp\u003e1 The Journey into the Maelstrom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Into the Trenches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Brother Goes to War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Last Peaceful Forays.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 A Grim Harvest along the Marne.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Questioned Sacrifice in Belleau Wood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Desperate Peace Offensive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Visiting the Wild Cowboy Spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Marshal Foch’s Counteroffensive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The First Casualty of War Is Truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Ramping Up in August.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Saint-Mihiel Salient: A Bloodless Offensive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Meuse Argonne and the Goddess of War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Festival of the Dead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Restoration of Light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Occupation and the Stories of Hardship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Penetrating the Fatherland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword: The Artist-Soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePETER KRASS\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer and the author of several other historical and biographical works, including \u003ci\u003eBlood and Whiskey: The Life and Times of Jack Daniel and Carnegie\u003c\/i\u003e, which was selected by Library Journal as one of the best biography\/business books of 2002. For more information about Peter Krass and his books, visit www.petekrass.com.  Eight individuals witnessed more of the American fighting experience during World War I than any other U.S. participant, military or civilian. Commissioned as captains in the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), these brave men—known as the AEF's Eight—risked their lives roaming through occupied zones, blood-soaked battlefields, and the forward trenches to complete a groundbreaking mission: they were the first artist-soldiers to be recruited through official government channels to make a historical record of war.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortrait of War\u003c\/i\u003e tells the gripping story of these artist-soldiers for the first time. Drawing upon the graphic letters, diaries, and memoirs the men kept as well as the interviews they conducted, Peter Krass presents a completely different view of the Great War as seen through the eyes of these chosen few, who were determined to capture \"the shock and loss and bitterness and blood of it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite the dangers that lay ahead, the men, proud of their role in recording history, were thrilled to have what one called \"a free ticket to the greatest fight in the world.\" The antithesis of lean doughboys primed for battle, the artists, who had received little to no formal military training, traveled the battlefields together, sketching what they saw and watching out for one another when under fire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKrass skillfully brings the AEF Eight's journey with the soldiers to life, revealing in rich, compelling detail how they shared cramped quarters on ships headed overseas and marched across the countryside, documenting the small but meaningful moments the soldiers shared in between artillery attacks. Their lives would be irrevocably altered as, with each sketch, they made new discoveries about the realities of war and the people on both sides of the conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing stunning illustrations by the artists, chosen from their vast collection of remarkable work, \u003ci\u003ePortrait of War\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the bravery of these eight men and the soldiers with whom they shared the trenches.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Riveting . . . Krass weaves a fascinating story of the first official attempt by the Army to capture the essence of war through the eyes and pencils of eight top American artists who were sent to the Western Front in France. A marvelous eyewitness story of the 'Big War.'\"\u003cbr\u003e —Col. H. A. Chenoweth, USMCR Ret., Korean War veteran, Vietnam and Gulf War combat artist, and author of \u003ci\u003eArt of War A Searing Account of World War I as Seen by the Artist\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEighty-five years before there were embedded journalists with American armed forces in Iraq, eight brave artist-soldiers risked their lives in the trenches and battlefields to bring the reality of World War I back home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePortrait of War\u003c\/i\u003e, Peter Krass shares the heroic adventures of these men as they witnessed, explored, and depicted the trials and triumphs of the American soldier and the tragedy of war. Written with the intensity of a novel, this compelling narrative follows the artists as they marched shoulder to shoulder with the doughboys, sketching while under fire and doing their best to stay alive. Studded with examples of their remarkable work and excerpts from the artists' journals, this thrilling account places us at the front lines as surely as our television cameras do today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989817278693,"sku":"NP9780471670230","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471670230.jpg?v=1761785568","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/portrait-of-war-isbn-9780471670230","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}