Featured Book: The Great War

In honor of Veteran's Day today, I thought it would be fitting to feature a book that we recently received here at the library.

Joe Sacco has written a number of graphic novels set in war-torn areas.  His latest work, however, is unique.  Modeled after the great Bayeaux tapestry, The Great War is a graphic panorama, 24 feet long representation of the first day of World War I's Battle of the Somme.  From General Haig viewing the field on the far left to bodies being buried on the right, we see details from cooks preparing meals, men moving into trenches and rum rations being dispensed.

Included is a booklet with an author's note, an essay on the battle by historian Adam Hochschild and an annotation of the panorama written by Sacco.