Swamped with requests from the military for permission to use their famous cartoon characters in unit insignia and for nose art on fighter planes, the Disney studio set up a special group to design badges and emblems for all branches of service - American and Allied (Lord Mountbatten was one of the first to write in). Part of the studio's extensive contribution to the war effort (which included countless training films), was some 1200 delightful insignia, the best of which have been selected for this volume. It is a tribute ...
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Swamped with requests from the military for permission to use their famous cartoon characters in unit insignia and for nose art on fighter planes, the Disney studio set up a special group to design badges and emblems for all branches of service - American and Allied (Lord Mountbatten was one of the first to write in). Part of the studio's extensive contribution to the war effort (which included countless training films), was some 1200 delightful insignia, the best of which have been selected for this volume. It is a tribute to Disney's expertise in characterization that some of the studio's famous figures were immediately suitable for military service. Donald Duck appeared on more than 100 designs (his uncontrollable temper fit him for such roles) but the sweet and lovable Mickey Mouse was less often called upon. Where no character quite fit an assignment the studio happily created a new one, as in the case of insignia for the flying Tigers and the Seabees. This book may interest not only veterans and military buffs but also Disney art enthusiasts and collectors.
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Add this copy of Disney Dons Dogtags: the Best of Disney Military to cart. $55.00, like new condition, Sold by Jeff Stark rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Barstow, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Abbeville Press.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Abbeville Press, 1992, first printing. Square 4to., 9 1/2" x 9 1/4", 96pp., illustrated throughout with full color reproductions. Pictorial boards and endpapers. "Over a five-year period, as a contribution to the war effort, the Studio created some 1, 200 insignia, the best of which have been selected for this volume-the first comprehensive survey of this relatively unknown body of Disney art." Minor bump to the upper corner of boards, else fine, clean bright, fresh in otherwise fine dust jacket with a tiny spot on top edge.
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