{"product_id":"9783836520201","title":"The Little Book of Vargas","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe pin-ups that won the war: How Alberto Vargas maintained troop morale\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlberto Vargas\u003c\/b\u003e took over \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e magazine’s monthly pin-up post in late 1940. By 1942, when the U.S. joined the war, he had more than a million ardent enlisted fans who carried his pin-ups in backpacks and duffel bags as reminders of the American girls they’d left behind. When \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e was charged with obscenity over a particularly spicy pin-up in 1943 the military stepped in to fight for The Varga Girl, declaring her \u003cb\u003enecessary to maintain the morale of young fighting men\u003c\/b\u003e. Today these wartime pin-ups are the most collectible of Vargas’ work. Find them all in this pocket-sized delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eText in English, French, and German\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064041488624,"sku":"9783836520201","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836520201_p0.jpg?v=1763688279","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836520201","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}