Bill Mauldin's Army

Bill Mauldin’s Army, a single-issue comic published by William Sloane Associates in 1951, collects the sardonic, mud-spattered cartoons of World War II infantry life that made Bill Mauldin a beloved voice of the enlisted man. Rather than heroic poses, Mauldin’s signature characters—the weary, wisecracking GIs Willie and Joe—captured the grinding exhaustion and dark humor of the foxhole. This volume stands as a lasting monument to the cartoonist’s unflinching, compassionate eye, preserving a raw, human perspective on war that resonated far beyond the battlefield.