Max Brooks' 7 favorite graphic novels about war

The best-selling author of World War Z recommends illustrated tales of Vietnam, Gettysburg, and more

Zulunation by Gary Reed; illustrated by Wayne Reid (Transfuzion, $14). Though for Americans the Zulu War of 1879 might register as an obscure chapter in the history of 19th-century British adventurism, it was the African Little Bighorn — a perfect illustration of how a technically superior modern army can be gutted (literally, in this case) by a determined indigenous foe.

Goddamn This War! by Jacques Tardi and Jean-Pierre Verney (Fantagraphics, $25). As brutal and horrific as the Great War itself, this book rivals All Quiet on the Western Front when it comes to the insane idiocy of the conflict.

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