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 Portraits of Combat - The World War II Art of James Dietz

The human element takes centre stage in the unique military art work of James Dietz. The first thing to say is that this book is not solely dedicated to aviation, it takes an equal share with Army and Navy images, but the quality is so good that I am sure most enthusiasts won’t mind. The title, Portraits of Combat, is well chosen, some of the paintings contain a dozen or more individuals each with their own distinct personality and each contributing to an intricate and complex composition. These images are powerful, not only because of the quality of the art work but the exhaustive degree to which the artist researches each minute historical detail.

The book starts off with a brief description of the artists background and influences. Part two covers the evolution of a painting using Maximum Effort as an example. This gives a some insight in to both how the artist works, and the lengths he goes to get historical accuracy.

A second edition of this book was released in March 2004 by the same publisher.

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