The Battle of the Bulge: A Graphic History of Allied Victory in the Ardennes, 1944-1945 (Zenith Graphic Histories)

When I was a kid, like all the other kids, I read and even traded comic books...but, I guess the history teacher was already developong inside me...I started to collect more and trade less...and not Archie or Micky Mouse comics were the ones I saved. I kept the history related ones, especially WW I, II, and Korea. GI Combat, Our Army At War, and so on were the ones. My pals were the crew of the Haunted Tank, Gunner and Sarge, Sargeant Rock and the rest of the gang. There were two series of comic books that I knew of then, in the 1950s that were the ancestors of the graphic novels of today. I cannot remember the publishers of both, but one was DELL. They both employed an artist named Sam Glantzman, a WWII veteran himself. His art was super detailed and accurate. Wayne Vansant carries on the tradition. Other reviewers have mostly praised the series of "Graphic Novel History books" he is creating. I agree with their positive comments 100 %. I can really find nothing in the works to criticize, and I notice younger kids are reading these too...not a bad situation, given the fact that the non-educators who drive American education are cutting back on a lot of US history, as well as material in all subjects. If this will get the young adults to learn and question events in history, all the better! Again, I cannot recommend these any more positively. I hope Mr. Vansant has a long list of future volumes as well done as those so far. Many thanks to Amazon for making them available, and they arrived in perfect condition .

I was intrigued by the idea that graphic books would take on subjects like these, with a level of detail intended for adults. This is probably the most complete and clear account of the Battle of the Bulge that I have ever read, and its graphic treatment makes it both fast-moving and vivid. You get a real feel for the terrain, the weather, the geography, and the positions and movements of both Allied and German units. I think a lot of history lends itself to this kind of treatment, and there are readers who will enjoy it, who would never pick up some doorstop of a history tome about the same subject. I would recommend this, including for high school or even good-reading middle school students. Reading it took me back to two different experiences: reading Classic Comics treatments of novels, and, stylistically, the Sergeant Rock and Sergeant Fury comic book series of my youth, that visually portrayed World War II for kids.

My eleven year old daughter has absorbed herself in this series. She’s learning accurate history in a fun way and her little mind can’t get enough. Great job! Great series!

He loved the book and in great condition and price..it just arrived a month late-after Xmas. Seller was good to refund but we want to pay since we did receive it.

Good writing and great illustrations. Storyline is wonderful as little details are inserted. All around good book worth is price.

The Battle of the Bulge has rightly attained its reputation as the greatest battle the U.S. Army ever thought in WWII and this graphic novel affirms this with a gripping story and excellent artwork depicting this legendary battle minute by minute and day by day.

I bought this for our 9 yo son who is fascinated at this time with WWII history.These history comic books share knowledge in a way that's captivating for boys who don't necessarily enjoy reading chapter books.Our son learns a lot and shares with us what he's learned.These books aren't in the school or public libraries at this time, so you'll need to purchase them until they're available to check out.

As with all Vansant's books, the illustrations are excellent. The amount of information regarding this historic battle is evidence of a well thought out, well researched account. I thoroughly enjoyed this read.

Enjoyed it but was not expecting it to be totally comic book picture style.

Fantastic little graphic book, very informative, great if you want to know more about history, young or old alike.

very good

Excellent book, great artwork and colours and informative and interesting story telling. Great alternative.

Full of unnecessary, gratuitous bad language. Not suitable for children. And i should make very clear i am no prude - on the contrary, indeed I have a full active military career behind me!! The story telling is not complimented by this language, instead it appears to just be used as a ˋfiller' for want of something else to say. Very disappointing, this is a wasted opportunity which cheapens and ruins an important story. There is much better story telling our there in this format (at Museums). Not recommended.