The intrepid guerillas of Luzan in the Phillipines. “Sergeant York” was dreaded by his enimies. Why? Bam! Aim! Fire! Shoot to kill! You can almost imagine the ear-shattering shounds taking place in this scene of original artwork from one remarkable historic World War II work. The “Horrors of War” series was drawn by Charles Steinbacher, and produced by the appropriately named GUM, Inc. of Philadelphia, PA (a piece of gum, of course, was included in the package). Over 100 million Horrors of War trading cards were produced. All were printed from the series of original artwork pieces -- including this one. “To know the Horrors of War is to want Peace.” Those words were the slogan on the back of cards. Those difficult words also told the frightening story of what these “cards of war” signified. This piece measures 5 1/2 x 8” (approx.) and consists of the heavy black ink piece of artboard as well as the color overlay on tracing paper. The adhesive and production art smudges and pencil markings are evident.This one of a kind piece of original trading card artwork was lost for decades. The original piece of art for Horrors of War card #23 is definitely one frightening, but heroic piece of World War II history.