Dan Morton
A Fixture
Osprey just published this title, written by Thomas Hoff and illustrated by Adam Hook. I'm not normally a tremendous fan of Osprey books, but this one, I think, is pretty good. I haven't had time to read it in detail, but one of the things Hoff did was take the experiences of several doughboys and compile them into a typical US draftee, "Kurt Schnieder" and use him to tie the text together. Since these books are written for a wide age range, including pre-teens - good idea. In his intro, Hoff tells the old joke about the sentry on duty at night and the 3 Entente soldiers:
"Halt! Who goes there?"
"A soldier of the King."
"Advance Englishman, to be recognized."
"Halt! Who goes there?"
"Soldat Francais."
"Advance Frenchman, to be recognized."
"Halt! Who goes there?"
"Who the h*** wants to know?"
"Advance American..."
But the illustrations are really nice! They show many useful uniform and equipment details and would be useful for figure-making. The illustrations show everything from the stateside 1917 uniforms and equipment to the 1918 versions combining British and French stuff. And the cover of the book would make a fantastic 4 figure diorama.
All the best,
Dan
"Halt! Who goes there?"
"A soldier of the King."
"Advance Englishman, to be recognized."
"Halt! Who goes there?"
"Soldat Francais."
"Advance Frenchman, to be recognized."
"Halt! Who goes there?"
"Who the h*** wants to know?"
"Advance American..."
But the illustrations are really nice! They show many useful uniform and equipment details and would be useful for figure-making. The illustrations show everything from the stateside 1917 uniforms and equipment to the 1918 versions combining British and French stuff. And the cover of the book would make a fantastic 4 figure diorama.
All the best,
Dan
