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Very highly recommended. -- \u003ci\u003eThe Midwest Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eSam Glanzman is one of the great storytellers of 20th-century comics.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eA. V. Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eGolden Age comic book legend Sam Glanzman draws upon his own World War II experiences in this outstanding graphic novel. Hailed by Eisner Award-winning \u003ci\u003eAstro City\u003c\/i\u003e author Kurt Busiek as one of the most honest, dedicated and engaging cartoonists in comics history, Glanzman wrote and illustrated this intimate account of his life aboard a Navy destroyer, the USS\u003ci\u003e Stevens.\u003c\/i\u003e As legendary \u003ci\u003eX-Men\u003c\/i\u003e scribe Chris Claremont noted, this isn't a story of make-believe super-beings; these are real people, with real fears, being transformed by events and circumstances into men of courage. 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It also serves as a fine tribute to the young sailors of the US Navy, who faced the forces of Imperial Japan in battle after battle, enduring countless hardships on the long journey to victory. Mr. Glanzman has my admiration, respect and profound gratitude. Garth Ennis, Eisner Award winning writer of Preacher and The Punisher, Hellblazer, Judge Dredd, and Hitman. \u003cbr\u003eLegendary Golden Age artist Sam Glanzman set many of his tales aboard the USS Stevens, the actual World War II destroyer on which he served. This full-color, hardcover treasury collects every single Stevens tale he ever published, more than 60 short adventures from Our Army at War, G. I. Combat,  and other 1970s DC war comics as well as longer pieces from Marvel's 1986 revival of Savage Tales magazine and the more recent Joe Kubert Presents. 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