They Were Chosin
U.S. Marine Cartoonists in the Korean War
Cord Scott
DOI: 10.56686/9798987849200
ABOUT THE BOOK
They Were Chosin is based on a previous work, The Mud and the Mirth, which details U.S. Marine cartoonists in World War I. This book focuses again on one primary artist, Norval E. “Gene” Packwood, and two books he wrote and illustrated during the late 1940s and early 1950s: Leatherhead: The Story of Marine Corps Boot Camp and Leatherhead in Korea. They Were Chosin offers a humorous perspective on what was going on during the war. This book is not meant to be a definitive visual history of the Korean War. It is meant to share an aspect of the war, told through the cultural lens of comic characters.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial Note
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTERS
1. Origins of Cartoonists in the Post-World War II Era
2. Norval Packwood and the Creation of Leatherhead
3. The Korean War in Brief
4. Leatherhead in Korea
5. Norval Packwood’s Work with the Marine Corps
6. Other Cartoon Work from the Period
7. The Modern Era
Conclusion
Appendix A. Popular Culture during the Korean Conflict
Appendix B. Biographies of Korean War Artists
Select Bibliography
About the Author