Painting War
«“George Plante fought World War II with brush, pen and ink. Kathleen Williams describes how Plante’s paintings of war in the North Atlantic and illustrations for propaganda materials targeting enemy forces in the Mediterranean contributed to Allied victory. Her deep research, keen eye for telling details, and clear writing make this a highly readable contribution to understanding a largely ignored facet of World War II.” — James C. Bradford, Professor Emeritus, Department of History, Texas A&M University
"Williams' biography of her stepfather tells the story George Plante's war with the rigorous eye of a veteran historian and the touching affection of a devoted stepdaughter." — Richard L. DiNardo, author of Germany and the Axis Powers
“The book is about George Plante's combat art, but it's a much larger story than that, recounted by a talented author.” — Virtual Mirage
“There are numerous memoirs available that describe what it was like to fight against the U-Boat menace, but very few books that look at the events from the point of view of a non-combatant. This book helps to fill that void.” — StrategyPage
“Broome Williams' biography of her father, her careful research, and meticulous writing give the reader a good understanding of a wartime life in the fine grain of history and a worthy addition to the library of the Second World War.” — Sjovasendet»
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. Les mer
Very quickly, he caught the attention of agents of the British Ministry of Information (MOI) and of the War Artists Advisory Committee (WAAC). They recruited him to use his paintings of the war at sea for what was seen as a vital effort to rally Americans for the war effort in Britain. In March 1943 Plante's nautical days ended abruptly after his tanker was torpedoed and sank. Surviving and returning to Britain, he was reassigned to work closely with the Americans in Egypt and Italy, this time to use his art as overt propaganda, both to demonize the Nazi and Fascist enemy and to arouse opposition to them among occupied peoples under their control. Plante's unusual wartime career spanned three continents, moving from the North Atlantic to North Africa and the Mediterranean. Both at sea and on land, Plante was far from the policy-making, strategic, and even operational levels of the war. Rather, the decisions he was called upon to make dealt with color and style and layout. Seeing the war through George Plante's vivid and articulate letters and memoirs, and through his art, adds a granular, ground-level view that expands and enriches the historical record.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Naval Institute Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781682474266
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
«“George Plante fought World War II with brush, pen and ink. Kathleen Williams describes how Plante’s paintings of war in the North Atlantic and illustrations for propaganda materials targeting enemy forces in the Mediterranean contributed to Allied victory. Her deep research, keen eye for telling details, and clear writing make this a highly readable contribution to understanding a largely ignored facet of World War II.” — James C. Bradford, Professor Emeritus, Department of History, Texas A&M University
"Williams' biography of her stepfather tells the story George Plante's war with the rigorous eye of a veteran historian and the touching affection of a devoted stepdaughter." — Richard L. DiNardo, author of Germany and the Axis Powers
“The book is about George Plante's combat art, but it's a much larger story than that, recounted by a talented author.” — Virtual Mirage
“There are numerous memoirs available that describe what it was like to fight against the U-Boat menace, but very few books that look at the events from the point of view of a non-combatant. This book helps to fill that void.” — StrategyPage
“Broome Williams' biography of her father, her careful research, and meticulous writing give the reader a good understanding of a wartime life in the fine grain of history and a worthy addition to the library of the Second World War.” — Sjovasendet»