In virtually every military conflict in recorded history animals have fought--and often died--alongside their human counterparts. While countless stories of the men and women who've served in the trenches, jungles, and deserts of the world's battlefields have been told, Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat shares the stories of the animals who fought alongside them.
From Hannibal's elephants in ancient Rome to mine-sniffing rats in Vietnam and everything in between, Four-Fisted Tales highlights the real-life contributions of these underappreciated animal warriors. Whether in active combat or simply as companions, these animals served and made their mark on history.
In virtually every military conflict in recorded history animals have fought--and often died--alongside their human counterparts. While countless stories of the men and women who've served in the trenches, jungles, and deserts of the world's battlefields have been told, Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat shares the stories of the animals who fought alongside them.
From Hannibal's elephants in ancient Rome to mine-sniffing rats in Vietnam and everything in between, Four-Fisted Tales highlights the real-life contributions of these underappreciated animal warriors. Whether in active combat or simply as companions, these animals served and made their mark on history.
Ben Towle is a four-time Eisner-nominated cartoonist. His previous works include Oyster War; Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean (with Sarah Stewart Taylor), which received accolades from The New York Times and Publishers Weekly and was a Junior Library Guild selection; Midnight Sun; and Farewell, Georgia. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, and is a professor of illustration at The Columbus College of Art and Design.
Nominated at the 2022 Eisner Awards: Best Publication for Kids
"Four-Fisted Tales is a stellar graphic history whose art is
exemplary, capturing action, humor, and poignancy alike." —Foreword
Reviews "A fun and amazingly informative graphic novel I found hard
to put down, Four-Fisted Tales is chock full of fascinating stories
about animals that have fought-and died-alongside soldiers
throughout history, all complemented beautifully by Ben Towle's
classic Roy Crane-esque cartooning." —Jake Tapper, CNN anchor "They
had no choice and sadly neither did the majority of the men who
fought. Despite the battle being a human one we would have known no
victory without the support of the animals." —David Backhouse,
designer and sculptor of the Animals In War monument, Park Lane,
London "Four-Fisted Tales brings you animal stories you had no idea
you needed! From time immemorial to the Gulf War and beyond, each
animal, each story makes you say, What? No way! All brought to
vivid life by the artistry of Ben Towle!" —Jeff Smith, writer and
illustrator of Bone “Towle does beautiful work in a monochrome
olive that suggests combat in more ways than one. Beyond the
typical association of the color with the army, the muted tones
provide shadow and depth in keeping with the risk of death involved
in battle. [...] The stories are about sacrifice and determination.
It’s an effective introduction to a great variety of military
battles over history.”—School Library Journal “Possibly the first
military history that could be described as adorable, this episodic
graphic novel from Towle recounts the animal cohorts of human
warfare. [...] Towle’s rigorously detailed art evokes the kind
of spot illustrations found in old-school children’s encyclopedias
[...] Undeniably captivating.”—Publishers Weekly
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