What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

Centre page is an illustration of a WW2 US Army column with tanks, jeeps and infantry soldiers. Turn the page and the illustration is a Roman Army column organised the same, where the tanks are replaced by elephants, jeeps by chariots and soldiers by Roman legionaries. Lost picture book of my childhood.

I don't remember it Matt, but I would definitely like to have a copy too.

What were the illustrations--pen and ink, full colour drawings, photographs for the modern Army stuff? If pen and ink or full colour, were they realistic, cartoonish, or what?

Hi Ann,
both US and Roman were cartoon style, black outline coloured in. Directed towards a primary school child, like an illustrated kids history book.
I can't remember other parts of the book. This is what sticks in the mind.
cheers Matt

Did you read this in the 70s or later?
Was this a nonfiction book?
Anything about the cover?
Part of a series?

Read it in the 70's when in primary school, probably 1976 -78.
You're banking on the memory of a 9 year old at that time, so cover? Nonfiction I guess.
I use to draw a lot and used this book as a reference for drawing.
I seem to remember it illustrated other historical periods in time, eg Egyptians and the pyramids.

Matt, are you still looking for this or did you find it?

No luck.
I keep check 2nd hand book shops every now and then to see if something sparks the memory.
cheers Matt

A long shot - Arms & Armor by Michele Byam? There are different cover images.
(Search on Librarything.com, tagmash: Rome,WWII,picture+book,war)

No response, moving to Abandoned folder.

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