PS Magazine, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly (1971 Editions)
The Preventive Maintenance Monthly published 12 editions in 1971. From May 1940 to…
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Military, Warfare & War Comics
With the birth of the modern comic books in the 1930's, publishers began including stories of wartime adventures. Even prior to the U.S. involvement in World War II, comic books such as Captain America Comics depicted superheroes fighting Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. Some comic artists were directly contracted by individual governments to experiment with the use of this type of publication for propaganda purposes and visually appealing military material like maintenance manuals and material for recruitment or enlistment.
In the post-World War II era war stories in comics gained popularity the United States and Canada through the 1950's and even during the Vietnam War. Most of the titles concentrated on US military depictions, generally in World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War.
PS Magazine, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly (1967 Editions)
PS Magazine Collection (1951 to 1971)
The Preventive Maintenance Monthly published 12 editions in 1967. From May 1940 to September 1945, the Army achieved a measure of acceptance and success with the instructional publication Army Motors, which featured initial editions in a rudimentary black and white typewriter format.
PS Magazine, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly (1968 Editions)
PS Magazine Collection (1951 to 1971)
The Preventive Maintenance Monthly published 12 editions in 1968. From May 1940 to September 1945, the Army achieved a measure of acceptance and success with the instructional publication Army Motors, which featured initial editions in a rudimentary black and white typewriter format.
PS Magazine, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly (1969 Editions)
PS Magazine Collection (1951 to 1971)
The Preventive Maintenance Monthly published 12 editions in 1969. From May 1940 to September 1945, the Army achieved a measure of acceptance and success with the instructional publication Army Motors, which featured initial editions in a rudimentary black and white typewriter format.
The M16a1 Comic Book Maintenance Manual from 1969 was distributed to soldiers during the Vietnam war. It was illustrated by the famed Disney artist Will Eisner. The M16a1 comic is a beautiful piece of art that uses a very “sexy” approach on how to maintain your rifle. Obviously playing with ambiguous language and phrases like “Lube these parts g...
PS Magazine, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly (1970 Editions)
PS Magazine Collection (1951 to 1971)
The Preventive Maintenance Monthly published 12 editions in 1970. From May 1940 to September 1945, the Army achieved a measure of acceptance and success with the instructional publication Army Motors, which featured initial editions in a rudimentary black and white typewriter format.
The M561-M792 Gama Goat Operation and Preventative Maintenance Pamphlet from 1970 is another masterpiece by the famous illustrator Will Eisner that was responsible for a series of publications for the Army. This manual distributed with the six-wheel drive Gama Goat does not lack its typical combination of sex appeal and technical information.
PS Magazine, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly (1971 Editions)
PS Magazine Collection (1951 to 1971)
The Preventive Maintenance Monthly published 12 editions in 1971. From May 1940 to September 1945, the Army achieved a measure of acceptance and success with the instructional publication Army Motors, which featured initial editions in a rudimentary black and white typewriter format.
Illustrated pamphlet by Creighton Williams and Verne Bowers for the US Army Engineer School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Teaches military map reading and direction finding, and intended to complement existing doctrinal literature TC 21-26. "Don't Get Lost" was written by the US Army Engineer School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and is a publication of th...
The purpose of this pamphlet is to support the U.S. Army Command Maintenance Program (COMAINT). It is designed to provide supervisors and other users with a consolidated, simplified reference on use of troubleshooting equipment authorized at the organizational maintenance level.
This training circular was written by the U.S. Army Air Defense School, Fort Bliss, TX, and published by the U.S. Army Combat Arms Training Board, Fort Benning, GA. The information conforms as closely as possible with approved Department of the Army doctrine and is intended to complement existing training literature.
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