Books Military humor

ballantine books published shel silverstein s 1956 collection of cartoons pacific stars , stripes.

notable books include shel silverstein s grab socks (1956), jaroslav hašek s soldier Švejk (1923) , catch 22 joseph heller. reader s digest s humor in uniform (1963) collection of short true anecdotes depicting amusing experiences in armed forces. in 1941, according editor harold hersey, there 350 army camp newspapers. 3 years later, when had expanded hundreds , hundreds , compiled collection of camp newspapers cartoons, more g.i. laughs (1944).

in 2002, hyperion published kilroy here: best american humor world war ii charles osgood. publishers weekly reviewed:

originating chalked inspection notice in quincy, mass., shipyard, sketch of bald-headed kilroy launched thousand ships , became familiar globe-trotting graffiti of world war ii... osgood has assembled barrage of wwii s amusing essays, stories, jokes, cartoons, poems , short satires. selections range heavy artillery (reader s digest s humor in uniform , bob hope s there) small-arms fire of lesser-known writers. opening salvo, dictionary of military slang: 1941-1944 (compiled harold hersey s more g.i. laughs , paris kendall s gone draft), followed parade of thematic chapters. drinking same canteens, osgood repeatedly excerpts same handful of mid-1940s publications. oddly, ignores great dave breger of army weekly yank, coined term g.i. joe cartoon series popular ran simultaneously in outlet , in american newspapers. osgood offers half-dozen of bill mauldin s famed willie , joe cartoons single george baker sad sack strip , 1 cartoon stylish irwin caplan, prolific contributor slick postwar magazines.




^ hersey, harold. more g.i. laughs, 1944.
^ publishers weekly, 2001.