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Hayduke
3rd May 2002, 14:53
My grandfather is looking for this book:

Willy and Joe from compagnie " o "

The"o" could also be a zero and I dont know if compagnie is good english.........

But anywya if anyone has this book or found it on the net.
Please contact me cause it would mean alot for my grandfather.

Cheers

D-Day

edit: I know this aint the right place for this but I need the cappies and the commies !
vox
3rd May 2002, 21:32
Nope, I couldn't find it. Do you have a description of what it's about? Do you have a foreign language title, or was it published in english? Was it fiction or non-fiction?

I'll keep looking, but any info you have would be helpful.

vox
Hayduke
4th May 2002, 08:58
He said it was very popular before the korean war began.
Its a book with pictures from soldiers with funny jokes.
More I dont know ill ask him.

Thanks for any help vox
vox
4th May 2002, 16:01
Okay, I think I may have found what you're looking for, sort of.

I couldn't find a book by that title, but I did find the work of Bill Mauldin, a cartoonist who created the characters Willie and Joe, who were WWII soldiers. There is a book of his called Up Front available featuring Willie and Joe.

Also, I found a page that has two examples of his work. I don't know if your grandfather has access to the Net, or if you can print them out and show them to him, but here's the link:

http://www.45thdivisionmuseum.com/Mainmuse...um/Mauldin2.htm (http://www.45thdivisionmuseum.com/Mainmuseum/Mauldin2.htm)

Hope this helps,

vox
Hayduke
4th May 2002, 16:07
I love you forever.

Today i got the real title he was just confused I guess.....
This is just what I needed thanks VOX

LOVE YA FOREVER....

D-Day
vox
4th May 2002, 18:40
No problem at all. Glad I could help.

vox
sabre
4th May 2002, 21:03
vox saves the day, again
BOZG
5th May 2002, 22:46
Super Vox, travels at the speed of his internet connection to save the day.
vox
5th May 2002, 22:58
Hee! Really, it's not a big deal. It's just a consequence of spending far too much time in libraries. Once a book geek, always a book geek, it seems. I occasionally do this at a book board, too. Now, if someone would just give me a job doing it....

vox