{"id":5458,"date":"2015-06-09T09:52:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T13:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/?page_id=5458"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:43:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:43:30","slug":"oyster-war","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/?page_id=5458","title":{"rendered":"Four-Fisted Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><em>Four-Fisted Tales<\/em> &#8211; Available now! 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is chock full of fascinating stories about animals that have fought\u2014and died\u2014alongside soldiers throughout history, all complemented beautifully by Ben Towle&#8217;s classic Roy Crane-esque&nbsp;cartooning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><b>\u2014Jake Tapper, CNN anchor<\/b>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">\u201c<i>Four-Fisted Tales<\/i>\u202fbrings you animal stories you had no idea you needed! From time immemorial to the Gulf War and beyond, each animal, each story makes you say, \u2018What? No way!\u2019 All brought to vivid life by the artistry of Ben Towle!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">\u2014<b>Jeff Smith, writer and illustrator of\u202f<\/b><b><i>Bone<\/i><\/b>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">\u201c<i>Four-Fisted Tales<\/i> is a stellar graphic history whose art is exemplary, capturing action, humor, and poignancy alike.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><b>\u2014<\/b><b><i>Foreword Reviews<\/i><\/b>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>In virtually every military conflict in recorded history animals have fought\u2014and often died\u2014alongside their human counterparts. While countless stories of the men and women who\u2019ve served in the trenches, jungles, and deserts of the world\u2019s battlefields have been told,&nbsp;<i>Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat<\/i>&nbsp;shares the stories of the animals who fought alongside them.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>From Hannibal\u2019s elephants in ancient Rome to mine-sniffing rats in Vietnam and everything in between,&nbsp;<i>Four-Fisted Tales<\/i>&nbsp;highlights the real-life contributions of these underappreciated animal warriors. Whether in active combat or simply as companions, these animals served and made their mark on history.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ISBN:&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">978-1-68247-416-7<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$24.95<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usni.org\/press\/books\/four-fisted-tales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order from the publisher<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Four-Fisted-Tales-Animals-Ben-Towle\/dp\/168247416X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JRCDQZ8YHDHR&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=four+fisted+tales&amp;qid=1620499108&amp;sprefix=four-fisted+ta%2Caps%2C160&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order from Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Available in the U.K. with exclusive signed bookplates <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/okcomics.co.uk\/products\/pre-order-four-fisted-tales-by-ben-towle?_pos=1&amp;_sid=19907f09f&amp;_ss=r\">from OK Comics in Leeds<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Event sales, contact:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto: RNoonan@usni.org\">Robin Noonan<\/a>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto: jrussell@usni.org\">Jack Russell<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four-Fisted Tales &#8211; Available now! 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