Hardbound book condition: near fine. Dust jacket condition: near fine. Dust jacket with Mauldin illustration shows minor wear at corners and bottom of spine with protective mylar sleeve; blue cloth boards with bright gilt signature at front and titles at spine, fine; sewn binding sound; pages and numerous black and white cartoons near fine, unmarked. 275 pages; 9.5 X 6.5 X 1; 1 lb. 12.5 oz. shipping weight. Bill Mauldin won two Pulitzer Prizes for the cartoons he produced during World War II. His main characters, Willie and Joe, became the archetypal GIs who bore the brunt of the fighting and endeared Mauldin to Allied soldiers. As the title implies, this volume is a sort of a memoir.