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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
pinenoodle's review against another edition
3.0
I am glad to have read this and to have learned about the experiences of the Harlem Hellfighters, but as a book there are issues. This cant quite decide what kind of book it wants to be, a fictionalized account of members of that regiment, or a historical account of the regiment. It splits the difference and ends up muddled.
pilattesylibros's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
Was it all for nothing? Only if we’re forgotten.”
In 1919, the 369th Infantry Regiment aka the black rattlers, the men of bronze or bka the Harlem Hellfighters marched home triumphantly for WWI. The Harlem Hellfighters faced tremendous discrimination and racism from the very government they were dying to protect. A book everyone should pick up and read.
We must never forget the brave men, the most decorated heroes, and their stories. For they died for the world to be safe for democracy.
In 1919, the 369th Infantry Regiment aka the black rattlers, the men of bronze or bka the Harlem Hellfighters marched home triumphantly for WWI. The Harlem Hellfighters faced tremendous discrimination and racism from the very government they were dying to protect. A book everyone should pick up and read.
We must never forget the brave men, the most decorated heroes, and their stories. For they died for the world to be safe for democracy.
cc_the_martian's review against another edition
4.0
The script for this is fantastic, a punchy war adventure story about one of most fascinating units in the history of the America military. It does a great job of showing the extra shit the hellfighters had to deal with (in addition to the regular horrors of World War 1) and the extra grit it gave them.
The art style doesn't serve the material, sadly.
It's occasionally effective (quite effective), but other times, the overly rendered detailing reduces images to a confused tangle of lines.
The art style doesn't serve the material, sadly.
It's occasionally effective (quite effective), but other times, the overly rendered detailing reduces images to a confused tangle of lines.
drkottke's review against another edition
5.0
Read this now, and fill in the gaps of your historical knowledge. Even if you don't like war stories. As important a book about WWI as All Quiet on the Western Front - and this time the heroes are Americans. The detailed black and white artwork captures the intensity, grit and gore of WWI, without being so graphic as to become gratuitous.
nhodge253's review against another edition
4.0
Brooks and White spotlight an incredible story of World War I that has gone criminally unnoticed over time. The art is beautiful and the tale told a very provocative look at the true patriotism of the unappreciated Harlem Hellfighters.
molly_collins's review against another edition
4.0
I got this book from my son as a Mother's Day present. He really knows me well, but then again, we share a love of graphic novels and history, so he'll be reading this next. (It might be a bowling ball named Homer.)
That being said, this is a great story that I was unfamiliar with, and it is well-told. The art is good, and works with the writing to tell this compelling story of African-American men fighting despite knowing their efforts would never be recognized by their country.
That being said, this is a great story that I was unfamiliar with, and it is well-told. The art is good, and works with the writing to tell this compelling story of African-American men fighting despite knowing their efforts would never be recognized by their country.
shadownlite's review against another edition
3.0
This graphic novel had great artwork but i found the story to be a bit choppy. It didn't have the flow it should of. It was also difficult to keep the characters straight as I read it. I kept having to flip back to the start and try to figure out which of the characters had died by matching them up with the introduction of the characters name/drawings.
I do wish there was a decent book written about the Harlem Hellfighters because I was aware of the black soldiers in WW1 yet little is written about them. It is like since they were in a segregated military, no one wants to talk about the men and the prejudice they faced even while fighting for the US in a war.
So, this graphic novel is a good intro to the Hellfighters but not really telling you a lot about them at the same time.
I do wish there was a decent book written about the Harlem Hellfighters because I was aware of the black soldiers in WW1 yet little is written about them. It is like since they were in a segregated military, no one wants to talk about the men and the prejudice they faced even while fighting for the US in a war.
So, this graphic novel is a good intro to the Hellfighters but not really telling you a lot about them at the same time.
kohava's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing. I'm very impressed with Max Brooks' storytelling, especially the liberal use of historical figures. I wish there had been some colorized pages, but that's just my preference as a reader.
Make sure you read the afterword for a cameo from LeBar Burton!
Make sure you read the afterword for a cameo from LeBar Burton!
roaminlizzy's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely loved the story, the drawings... Max Brooks knocks it out of the park again!
- the Graphic Novel entry for my 2015 Reading Challenge
- the Graphic Novel entry for my 2015 Reading Challenge