War in Tim O'Brien's The things they carried / Wiener, Gary

Provides background on the life of American novelist Tim O'Brien and his influences, features twenty-three articles that explore war in his novel "The Things They Carried," and examines issues of war in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

Examines war in Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried, a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features carefully selected content representing a variety of perspectives.