{"product_id":"9780815653370","title":"Gene Basset's Vietnam Sketchbook: A Cartoonist's Wartime Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1965, Gene Basset, a well-known political cartoonist, was sent to Vietnam\u003cbr\u003eby his newspaper publishing syndicate. His assignment: to sketch scenes of the\u003cbr\u003eincreasingly controversial war in order to help the newspaper-reading public\u003cbr\u003ebetter understand the events occurring in Southeast Asia.\u003cbr\u003e  In much the same way that M.A.S.H. gave viewers an irreverent, wry view of\u003cbr\u003ewar and its devastating effects on citizens as well as soldiers, Basset’s sketches\u003cbr\u003eportray the everyday, often mundane, aspects of wartime with an intimate touch\u003cbr\u003ethat eases access to the dark subject matter. In this affectionately curated collection,\u003cbr\u003eauthor, doctor, and longtime friend of the artist, Thom Rooke, deftly\u003cbr\u003eleads us through more than eighty of Basset’s cartoons, organizing his insights\u003cbr\u003eaccording to the well-known stages of grief, from denial to acceptance, and\u003cbr\u003edemonstrating how Basset’s images convey moments of trauma, coping, and\u003cbr\u003ehealing. From scenes of American GIs haggling with Vietnamese street vendors\u003cbr\u003eto a medic dressing the wounds of a wide-eyed soldier, Basset’s endearing\u003cbr\u003esketches and Rooke’s friendly prose humanize life during wartime. The seriocomic\u003cbr\u003evignettes and analyses are delivered with wit, compassion, and subtle\u003cbr\u003echarm sure to please academic, artistic, and casual readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107485434096,"sku":"9780815653370","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780815653370_p0.jpg?v=1763745189","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780815653370","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}