The Battle of the Bulge: A Graphic History of Allied Victory in the Ardennes, 1944-1945 (Zenith Graphic Histories) Paperback – Illustrated, October 1, 2014

When I was a kid, like all the other kids, I read and even traded comic books...but, I guess the history teacher was already developong inside me...I started to collect more and trade less...and not Archie or Micky Mouse comics were the ones I saved. I kept the history related ones, especially WW I, II, and Korea. GI Combat, Our Army At War, and so on were the ones. My pals were the crew of the Haunted Tank, Gunner and Sarge, Sargeant Rock and the rest of the gang. There were two series of comic books that I knew of then, in the 1950s that were the ancestors of the graphic novels of today. I cannot remember the publishers of both, but one was DELL. They both employed an artist named Sam Glantzman, a WWII veteran himself. His art was super detailed and accurate. Wayne Vansant carries on the tradition. Other reviewers have mostly praised the series of "Graphic Novel History books" he is creating. I agree with their positive comments 100 %. I can really find nothing in the works to criticize, and I notice younger kids are reading these too...not a bad situation, given the fact that the non-educators who drive American education are cutting back on a lot of US history, as well as material in all subjects. If this will get the young adults to learn and question events in history, all the better! Again, I cannot recommend these any more positively. I hope Mr. Vansant has a long list of future volumes as well done as those so far.Many thanks to Amazon for making them available, and they arrived in perfect condition .

My eleven year old daughter has absorbed herself in this series. She’s learning accurate history in a fun way and her little mind can’t get enough. Great job! Great series!

The Battle of the Bulge has rightly attained its reputation as the greatest battle the U.S. Army ever thought in WWII and this graphic novel affirms this with a gripping story and excellent artwork depicting this legendary battle minute by minute and day by day.

I bought this for our 9 yo son who is fascinated at this time with WWII history.These history comic books share knowledge in a way that's captivating for boys who don't necessarily enjoy reading chapter books.Our son learns a lot and shares with us what he's learned.These books aren't in the school or public libraries at this time, so you'll need to purchase them until they're available to check out.

Vansant's drawings humanize a lot of the action and episodes I've read about again and again in all the histories of the Ardennes Offensive ('The Battle of the Bulge'). I particularly liked the one of Model and von Runstedt sharing their private reservations about Hitler's overly ambitious plans. The whole sequence of Hitler unveiling his plans to the staff is highly dramatic as are the battlefield scenes at the Twin Villages and along Col. Jochen Peiper's march route. Of course, if you're a Bulge enthusiast, you may disagree with some of the details and emphasis in Vansant's cartoon narrative, but as a good general introduction and chronology for younger readers and even adult audiences, this handy little volume is excellent. Wish Hollywood would use Vansant's story boards to produce a really dramatic rendering of the Battle of the Bulge instead of all the historically inaccurate films out there.

Good writing and great illustrations. Storyline is wonderful as little details are inserted. All around good book worth is price.

As with all Vansant's books, the illustrations are excellent. The amount of information regarding this historic battle is evidence of a well thought out, well researched account. I thoroughly enjoyed this read.

Worth every penny as my young reader loved it