Yes to all of the above (especially Charley's War and It Was The War Of The Trenches)
I'd also throw in From Hell, which, from a literal point of view, is a lousy history lesson, but the setting of the Victorian East End is immaculately researched.
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02-10-2013, 02:31 PM #16Professional Scalliwag
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02-10-2013, 05:57 PM #17Da New Kid
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The comics Attack is based in WW2. I don't know much about the comic itself though.
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02-11-2013, 09:01 AM #18Peachtree St. Irregular
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It may not be quite what you're looking for, but Larry Gonick's Cartoon History of the Universe/Modern World books are quite good and entertaining.
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02-11-2013, 06:16 PM #19The Central Sca-rutinizer
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I'll definitely second 'Charley's War' and 'It Was War In The Trenches', and Larry Gonick's stuff is always worth having on your shelves.
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02-15-2013, 01:02 AM #20Elder Member
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I don't know how accurate they are, but in addition to those mentioned I've enjoyed, off the top of my head:
Plus there's the USS Stephens stories in the current Joe Kubert Presents.Pull List; seems to be too long to fit in my sig...
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02-15-2013, 01:18 AM #21The Central Sca-rutinizer
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'Berlin' by Jason Lutes is a ridiculously good drama series set in Berlin between the first and second World Wars.
There are current two trades, 'Berlin: City of Stones' and 'Berlin: City of Smoke'."Loudly proclaiming that you are above childish things isn't a sign of maturity - it's proof of adolescence." - Schnitzy Pretzelpants
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02-15-2013, 01:50 AM #22They call me Mr. Pip!
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Blitz by Floc'h & Riviere is a classic.
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