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1. mwi.westpoint.edu › war-books-major-general-mickWar Books: Major General Mick Ryan’s 2021 Reading List

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   Dec 29, 2020 · War Books: Major General Mick Ryan's 2021 Reading List - Modern War Institute. Editor’s note: For the fourth year in a row, Maj. Gen. Mick Ryan has compiled a reading list for professional development that the Modern War Institute is pleased to publish.

2. lithub.com › the-best-reviewed-fiction-of-2021The Best Reviewed Fiction of 2021 - Literary Hub

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   • Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney. (FSG) 27 Rave • 26 Positive • 25 Mixed • 2 Pan. Listen to an excerpt from Beautiful World, Where Are You here.
   • Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. (Knopf) 28 Rave • 24 Positive • 6 Mixed. “Klara and the Sun confirms one’s suspicion that the contemporary novel’s truest inheritor of Nabokovian estrangement—not to mention its best and deepest Martian—is Ishiguro … Never Let Me Go wrung a profound parable out of such questions: the embodied suggestion of that novel is that a free, long, human life is, in the end, just an unfree, short, cloned life.
   • No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood. (Riverhead) 31 Rave • 13 Positive • 7 Mixed. Read an interview with Patricia Lockwood here. “Now Lockwood has put that strength into her first novel, No One is Talking About This, which leaves no doubt that she still takes her literary vocation seriously.
   • Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen. (FSG) 32 Rave • 12 Positive • 7 Mixed • 1 Pan. “… a novel that takes the religious beliefs of its characters seriously, without ever forgetting how easily faith can twist itself into absurdity … is light on curmudgeonly social commentary.

3. www.nytimes.com › 2021/12/09 › booksThe Best Historical Fiction of 2021 - The New York Times

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   Dec 9, 2021 · A young lawyer in present-day Toronto grapples with the moral reckoning of war crimes as she probes a mass murder committed by Stalin’s security police in 1930s Belarus. TENDERNESS, by Alison ...

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4. www.shortlist.com › news › the-greatest-war-novelsThe best war novels: 30 greatest war novels of all time

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   • All Quiet On The Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque. Buy the book now from Amazon. The definitive anti-war book. Written by a veteran of the First World War, it recounts in horrific and spellbinding detail the real life experience of war.
   • Catch-22 - Joseph Heller. Buy the book now from Amazon. Such was the potency of Joseph Heller’s sparkling satirical novel about the 256th squadron in World War II that its title has passed over into common usage for a no-win situation.
   • War And Peace - Leo Tolstoy. Buy the book now from Amazon. War and Peace is inarguably one of the greatest books of all time – it also happens to be about war, conflict and its impact upon all involved.
   • For Whom The Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemingway. Buy the book now from Amazon. The Spanish Civil War entranced a generation of artists, writers and activists, all of whom recognised that what was being played out in the plains of Andalucía and the streets of Barcelona, was a portent for what was coming globally.

5. bookmarks.reviews › the-best-reviewed-books-ofThe Best Reviewed Books of 2021: - Book Marks

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   • Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney. (FSG) 27 Rave • 26 Positive • 25 Mixed • 2 Pan. Listen to an excerpt from Beautiful World, Where Are You here.
   • Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. (Knopf) 28 Rave • 24 Positive • 6 Mixed. “Klara and the Sun confirms one’s suspicion that the contemporary novel’s truest inheritor of Nabokovian estrangement—not to mention its best and deepest Martian—is Ishiguro … Never Let Me Go wrung a profound parable out of such questions: the embodied suggestion of that novel is that a free, long, human life is, in the end, just an unfree, short, cloned life.
   • No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood. (Riverhead) 31 Rave • 13 Positive • 7 Mixed. Read an interview with Patricia Lockwood here. “Now Lockwood has put that strength into her first novel, No One is Talking About This, which leaves no doubt that she still takes her literary vocation seriously.
   • Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen. (FSG) 32 Rave • 12 Positive • 7 Mixed • 1 Pan. “… a novel that takes the religious beliefs of its characters seriously, without ever forgetting how easily faith can twist itself into absurdity … is light on curmudgeonly social commentary.

6. www.foreignaffairs.com › best-books-2021The Best of Books 2021 - Foreign Affairs

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   Dec 9, 2021 · Becker delivers an enthralling biography of three female correspondents who reported on the Vietnam War, blending an account of the wider history with her protagonists’ growing doubts about the logic and legitimacy of the war. read the review

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   What is the definitive anti-war book?

   • The definitive anti-war book. Written by a veteran of the First World War, it recounts in horrific and spellbinding detail the real life experience of war. The book’s central character, Paul Bäumer, is, like many in Germany and likewise in Britain, enthusiastic about his forthcoming adventure.

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   How many war novels are there?

   • What follows is the 30 greatest war novels (ok, 29, one is an account of a writer’s direct experience of war) (hang on, 28, one is a play) (and a few of them are semi-autobiographical – do we knock half off the total for each of them?) ever penned.

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   What is a good book about war crimes?

   • THE SINGING FOREST, by Judith McCormack. (Biblioasis, 302 pp., paper, $16.95.) A young lawyer in present-day Toronto grapples with the moral reckoning of war crimes as she probes a mass murder committed by Stalin’s security police in 1930s Belarus. TENDERNESS, by Alison MacLeod. (Bloomsbury, 640 pp., $29.)

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   What is a good book about war & peace?

   • War And Peace - Leo Tolstoy War and Peace is inarguably one of the greatest books of all time – it also happens to be about war, conflict and its impact upon all involved.

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   What makes a great war novel?

   • Wars, battles and struggles have provided with a cavalcade of inspiration for grand works as is showcased in our best war novels guide. Some focus on the fighting and the treacherous conditions experienced by the soldiers; others examine how wars change people and society.

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   What are some good books about WW2?

   • And if you are in the mood for a good ol' fact-based World War II book, then we highly recommend Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre. The book has been made into a fantastic film starring Colin Firth and is available to watch now. 1. All Quiet On The Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque The definitive anti-war book.

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   Nov 18, 2021 · Best books of 2021: Fiction. Laura Battle selects her must-read titles. © Cat O’Neil. Laura Battle. November 17 2021. Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free. Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT,...