literature and the war

"Focusing on [World War I] on the Western and Southern fronts and inclusive of material from all sides of the conflict, this book explores the novels and poems of significant soldier-writers alongside important contemporary historical documents"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the ancient Greek epic poem the Illiad.

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.

Collection of the articles Steinbeck wrote as a war correspondent for Newsday, a Long Island newspaper, while he traveled throughout Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.

"[The second in a two volume set that explores] many aspects of the Vietnam War that have not been addressed before, this book supplies new perspectives from academics as well as Vietnam veterans that explore how this key conflict of the 20th century has influenced everyday life and popular culture during the war as well as for the past 50 years"--Amazon.com.

"[The first in a two volume set that explores] many aspects of the Vietnam War that have not been addressed before, this book supplies new perspectives from academics as well as Vietnam veterans that explore how this key conflict of the 20th century has influenced everyday life and popular culture during the war as well as for the past 50 years"--Amazon.com.

In the spring of 1944, Hemingway traveled to London and then to France to cover World War II for Collier's Magazine. Why did he go so late in the war? He had resisted this kind of journalism for years but when he finally made the decision to go, he threw himself into it and became a conduit to understanding some of the major events and characters in the war. He flew missions with the RAF, was on a landing craft on Omaha Beach on D-Day, worked with the French Resistance, rode into the streets of liberated Paris, and was at the German Siegfried line for the horrendous killing ground of the Hurtgen Forest, where the 22nd Regiment lost nearly every man they sent into the fight. It has been argued that after the Hurtgen Forest tragedy, Hemingway was never the same. He used his wartime experiences for much of his later work.

"This book starts with an overview of the Bronze Age when the Trojan War occurred, and then follows a selection of the major literature about this war from Homer down through the ages and on to the Internet. Each retelling of the Troy story is discussed in its historical context and includes a synopsis of the story itself"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of nine critical essays on Hemingway's novel "A Farewell to Arms" arranged in chronological order of publication.