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Author Browning, John Gaitha, 1913-

Title An artist at war : the journal of John Gaitha Browning / edited by Oleta Stewart Toliver
Published Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©1994

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 331 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series War and the Southwest series ; no. 3
War and the Southwest series ; no. 3.
Summary John Gaitha Browning was a 30-year-old artist when he joined the Army, and he did not cease to be an artist just because he had become a soldier. The extraordinary journal he kept during his two years in the South Pacific records the plight of any artist at war: "We are a lonely lot who ignore so many things and dream of a day when we will be free to create beauty again."
Browning also brought to Army life his many years of experience (some while a Boy Scout) working among Native Americans, learning their lore and handiwork. Many entries in this journal are fascinating comparisons between them and the New Guinea and Philippine natives. Although his love of art and culture sometimes left him at odds with the youngest soldiers, he was determined to make a written and visual record of whatever "good and beautiful" he found amidst the confusion and destruction of war
The journals begin on February 6, 1943 in Fort Ord, California; cover Browning's journey to Australia aboard the U.S. Army Transport Willard A. Holbrook; his adventures in Brisbane and Cairns, and then New Guinea; and his combat experience in the Philippines during the spring and summer of 1945
Analysis Browning, John Gaitha b. 1913 Diaries
Soldiers United States Diaries
United States Army Biography
World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Area
World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject Browning, John Gaitha, 1913- -- Diaries
SUBJECT Browning, John Gaitha, 1913- fast
Browning, John Gaitha. swd
Subject United States. Army -- Biography.
SUBJECT United States. Army fast
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
Soldiers -- United States -- Diaries
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
Military campaigns
Soldiers
Pazifikkrieg 1941-1945
Quelle
History & Archaeology.
History - General.
Pacific Area
United States
Genre/Form autobiographies (literary works)
Biographies
Diaries
Personal narratives
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Récits personnels.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
Author Toliver, Oleta Stewart, 1928-
LC no. 94020152
ISBN 0585326894
9780585326894
Other Titles Journal of John Gaitha Browning