Reddit reviews Dr. Seuss Goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel

Plenty more from the fantastic website, Dr. Seuss Went to War. I seem to recall a coffee-table book of these - ah, here it is.

On a tangent, have you ever seen Ted Geisel's (Dr Seuss, for anyone who doesn't know) cartoons during the Second Wold War? He drew them for military magazines and propaganda posters, but they're brilliant. There's a book that collects them and tells the stories behind them, which I highly recommend. Here's the Amazon link:

http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Goes-War-Editorial/dp/1565847040/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247060731&sr=8-1

Dr Seuss Goes to War. I bought a copy of this when it came out and love it. If you dont want to buy the book check this page out.

Just get his book...

https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Goes-War-Editorial/dp/1565847040

> And "Cat in the Hat" is a metaphor for America's isolationism in WWII

I know you're joking, but in reality Dr. Seuss was a war hawk who spent the war years drawing political cartoons supporting the US involvement. link

Geisel was pretty heavily in the tank for FDR and backed his policies pretty blindly. Or maybe it was the editorial slant of the left leaning newspaper he worked at at the time. Anyways, this cartoon backs FDR's Japanese internment policy.

This is an interesting book if you want to see more of this stuff.

Nice work! He has indeed. Have you seen his political cartoons? Fascinating stuff. http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Goes-War-Editorial/dp/1565847040

Dr Seuss Goes to War. I own a copy and it's a must have for any WWII buff.

>Kind of a fun fact, before Dr. Seuss wrote children's books he did political cartoons opposing WW2... Coincidence?

Your information is incorrect.

I am a huge fan of Dr. Seuss and own "Dr Seuss Goes To War". You can own it for $18 bucks.

In the book he was highly critical of isolationists, racists, fascists, and very pro-Roosevelt and interventionism.

I actually bought a book of his cartoons for my mom's birthday a few years ago. It's called "Dr. Seuss Goes to War" and is filled with some great stuff.

Having worked in advertising now for a good 10 years, and being a Dr. Seuss fan (because at one point I was a child), this book is a must have. It reminds me of that other awesome Seuss-related book, "Dr. Seuss Goes to War." It's about the work he did for the Army during WWII.

Check out the book “Dr. Seuss Goes to War”

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Goes-War-Editorial/dp/1565847040

Dr. Suess goes to War

Since you mentioned Childrens Books, would Dr. Seuss be a worthwhile addition to your collection? He also has more mature readings too. I also just saw your antique portion....WOWSERS that added an entirely new aspect to the way I want to collect! Printings are one thing but a Bible from the late 1800's? I nearly teared up man and Im not even religious lol. I see you still have a ways to go...Have fun on your journey!!

I don't make the claim that they don't. In fact, one of my favorite books is Dr. Seuss goes to war because who doesn't love Dr. Seuss? (Here's a link to what seems to be all the comics!) I simply tried to express reasons why Tibbets held such a strong viewpoint. While I can't give you a percentage of the US population at the time, I can guarentee that Tibbet's statement reflected a not uncommon sentiment among Americans.

Also, the US did not militarize civilians in the way Japan did. Japan is known to have provided training. This is understandable and acceptable given what appeared to be inevitable invasion. (Also, please look into the actions of Okinawan civilians during the Battle of Okinawa - The wikipedia entry is good, but glosses over many finer and more interesting details.) What is less understandable/acceptable is that Japan would give grenades to civilians with the instructions to commit suicide rather than surrender to the Americans. There is actually a controversy over this as the (current) Japanese government likes to deny some of Japan's actions in WWII. This is mentioned in the wikipedia article I linked about halfway through the section.

He did anti Axis powers cartoons too, this is a book of them, it's pretty neat.

For a darker take on the good Doctor...

Dr. Seuss Goes to War.
All of his WWII cartoons. Makes for a great coffee table book. Have it next to XKCD Volume 0 in my office.

http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Goes-War-Editorial/dp/1565847040

http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Goes-War-Editorial/dp/1565847040/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1292140945&sr=8-2

http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Goes-War-Editorial/dp/1565847040

Very interesting book to read.

he also has a book called DR Seuss Goes To War.

It's that artwork of his we've all gotten to know growing up. But its all anti Nazi and Japan stuff.

Also (if I remember right) there's a lot about some of the more well known Americans who didn't want to get involved in the war earlier.

EDIT: http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Goes-War-Editorial/dp/1565847040

There’s a whole book of this stuff
https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Goes-War-Editorial/dp/1565847040