Behind the Forgotten Front ~ cover art & design by AidanaWillowRaven

DAZ|Studio • Historical • posted on May 27, 2014

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I love a challenge! When Barbara and I met on Twitter, I had no idea how much I'd learn about a part of history I never learned about in school. I'm not sure if I didn't learn much about WWII, other than Hitler being the bad guy and watching MASH reruns -which I've learned was the Korean War and not WWII like I always thought- as a kid, or if it's simply not taught or presented in an interesting way so I'd remember it, but this project peaked my interest; and I'm not even a war story fan. Behind the Forgotten Front, by Barbara Hawkins, is a historic fiction about the people behind the building of the Burma Road (wiki link for those who also slept through this class). Blurb: Harry Flynn journeys to a world of tigers, elephants, and snow-capped Himalayan Mountains where he must take risks if he's to survive. It's 1942 and he expects to find the glory of battle, instead, he reports for duty as an ordinary supply officer in the Indian subcontinent. There, General Joseph 'Vinegar Joe' Stilwell is constructing a 'road to nowhere' through Japanese-occupied Burma. Even though men are dying a man a mile from typhus, malaria and crumbling mountain slopes, the general pushes harder: he'll do anything to get the road built. Harry's forced to obey orders he's convinced are obstructing the war effort. So he rebels. When a commanding officer spots Harry's unconventional skills, he's transferred to America's first guerrilla-supported unit: Merrill's Marauders and later the Mars Task Force. In this strange land, Harry forges unlikely friendships and takes comfort in the lure of sensuous women. In the end, Harry must decide what makes life worth living, or die. Previous upload:

**About the credits, I used jamminwolf's character first, then modified it further to get the look I wanted. So although I wanted to give vendor credit, I don't want to confuse people as to why my character does not look like the product promos. *Vendors, I LOVE doing artistic renders & bragging up your hard work. Contact me :D* If you find time, check out my website: WillowRaven And if you like VidFolios, why not subscribe to my YouTube channel, too. I'll subscribe back. :D

Production Credits

WW2 Guns_USA

By panko

$14.80 USD

Comments (35)

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lisalisette

5:08PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

Beautiful work :)

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Xfitz

5:11PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

I really like this cover. It captures the feeling of the area and period very well. Not a big deal, but M.A.S.H. was about the Korean War. I enjoy your blurbs about the books you are working on. Your covers seem to sum up the essence of the book for the viewer quite well.

AidanaWillowRaven

5:14PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

See, lol ... I simply never learned much about wars ... lol. Thanks for the correction :D

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pimanjc

5:43PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

Excellent work.

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bebopdlx

5:54PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

Nicely done.

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flavia49

6:41PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

fabulous work

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LivingPixels

6:43PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

Excellent work my firnd love your font choice cool presentation!!

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barryjeffer

7:10PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

outstanding work on this beauty...

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Faemike55

7:42PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

Great cover art

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rhol_figament

8:09PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

Well done concept... :)

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rbowen

8:37PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

Excellent work!

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Wolfenshire Online Now!

9:01PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

Wonderful artwork.

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Windigo

10:10PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

Very nice!

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eekdog Online Now!

10:27PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

very nice, that is one super cover.

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fly028

11:50PM | Tue, 27 May 2014

Superb workk!!

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starship64 Online Now!

1:46AM | Wed, 28 May 2014

Beautifully done.

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amaranthine

1:56AM | Wed, 28 May 2014

Fantastic cover =)!

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cjn

2:25AM | Wed, 28 May 2014

amazing cover

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adrie

3:04AM | Wed, 28 May 2014

Fantastic work on this beautiful cover artwork my friend.

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claude19

4:47AM | Wed, 28 May 2014

splendid composition...great mood on this creation ! if you have not experienced the Second World War, will not regret it ... personally I was born at the time of the declaration of war by Germany against France, and I knew the effect dévatateur bombing. .. until the age of 124 years ... excellent illustration!

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Rock69

8:27AM | Wed, 28 May 2014

Excellent cover art!!! :-)

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Egzariuf

9:18AM | Wed, 28 May 2014

Excellent cover design

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caty77

10:03AM | Wed, 28 May 2014

Beautiful cover, with impression of relief; and it seem older, like its story

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pregiato

12:46PM | Wed, 28 May 2014

Wow ! That's stunning!!!!!

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DennisReed

12:53PM | Wed, 28 May 2014

cool

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BellaDark

1:55PM | Wed, 28 May 2014

This is a stunning composition and is perfectly married to the synopsis of this novel (only having read the synopsis, meaning, and that I haven't had the opportunity to read the whole book). Your image has so many wonderful details that draw the viewer in and make him/her want to know the story. Wonderful work! :)

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