Description: It is hard to escape the legacy of the Punch Magazine. From 1841 to 2002, the magazine cast a satirical eye on life in Britain. It charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable resource not just as cartoon art and satire, but as primary source material for historians.Illustrator: L. G. Illingworth, from British Punch humor/satire magazine, September 20, 1944, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Size 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Condition: excellent – bright and clean, no handling wear, unrelated text on backside with some show-through (ghosting), as published, please look closely. Lays flat for easy framing.THE Nth ARMYOperation Market Garden was a failed World War II military operation fought in the Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. It was the brainchild of Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery and strongly supported by Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt. The airborne part of the operation was undertaken by the First Allied Airborne Army with the land operation by XXX Corps of the British Second Army. KEYWORDS: Operation Market Garden, Sword of Damocles, Parachute regiments, airborne operations/troops, Netherlands.Unlike most Punch propaganda cartoons; although the subject is clear, but the actual results are not implied for obvious reasons (it failed). In fact, the index to Punch for this volume states the subject as "The Airborne force menaces Germany.," but the landscape is certainly more Norwegian than German. Still, a wonderful illustration by Illingworth. I have other hard-to-find original Punch cartoon illustrations for sale; combine orders with no extra shipping fees.Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.
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Location: Milton, Vermont
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Artist: L. G. Illingworth
Style: Cartoon/Satire
Type: Print
Subject: Operation Market Garden WW 2
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Date of Creation: 1944
Color: Black and White
Width (Inches): 8 inches
Height (Inches): 10 1/2 inches
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
