"Happy Days!": A Humorous Narrative in Drawings of the Progress of American Arms 1917–1919 - Hardcover

Saucy and direct, while at the sasme time humorous and touching, some of Captain Butler's cartoons in Happy Days! verge on today's political incorrectness ... Long out of print, Happy Days! is soemting of a collector's item... Military Review (January/February 2013) It is an excellent read and a look at times gone by, along with the men who served. Most highly recommended. Scott Van Aken, Modeling Madness 5 stars. These cartoons are eye opening in that they show both the action side of being a soldier and the more mundane. From standing in mud, to trying to cross barbed wire. His cartoons are often hilarious and informative. Kevin Winter, San Francisco Book Review"

Originally published on the ten-year anniversary of the end of World War I, "Happy Days!" features a collection of more than 100 original cartoons drawn by noted illustrator Captain. Alban B. Butler, Jr., who served as aide-de-camp for Major General Charles Pelot Summerall in 1918. Butler chronicled his tour of duty by creating scores of cartoons that capture life in the trenches of World War I. Butler's cartoons reveal the stress, struggles, and situations that soldiers dealt with every day. From coping with language barriers, foreign foods, and alien customs to waiting for the German offensive and fighting in the trenches, Butler captures the tenor of life for American GI's during the Great War. Descriptive captions accompany each of Butler's panels, helping to put the images into context. The book features an original foreword by Major General Summerall. and this edition will include a new preface from the First Division Museum.