3. But This War Had Such Promise (June, 1973)

This collection reprints 124 daily strips from Dec 27 1971 to June 27 1972
33 strips from the period are not included (see comment for list.)

As the cover indicates, the bulk of this book deals with B.D.'s time overseas. Key moments in this collection, therefore, include the introduction of Phred and the founding of Walden Commune, which happens while he's in Viet Nam.

This book was later repackaged as two titles under HRW’s Popular Library imprint, “Bravo for Life’s Little Libraries” and “I Have No Son.” These books are reformatted to only contain two panels per page. This is the last HRW edition to be split in such manner for many years.