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Jul 26, 2022 · 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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Feb 8, 2024 · 30 of the best war novels of all time. Here we share a collection of some of the best war books ever written, spanning the World Wars to the Nigerian Civil War and Korean War. Few events have such a profound and devastating impact on society and individuals as war.
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- By Homer
- By Thucydides
- By Carl Von Clausewitz
- By Leo Tolstoy
- By Stephen Crane
- By Ulysses S. Grant
- By John Keegan
- By E.B. Sledge
- By James Mcpherson
- By Lt. Gen. Harold Moore and Joseph Galloway
“Probably there was one great master—later called Homer by the Greeks—who pulled the whole thing together around 750 BC. Whoever he was, he had the brilliant idea of cutting through all the myths and legends surrounding the Fall of Troy(if historical, it would have happened around 1200 BC) to focus on a single theme: the anger of Achilles.…Through ...
“One of the ironies of the writing of military history is that the greatest book on war ever written was the second history ever written—namely, this work. Thucydides examines the great themes of war from the highest levels of the making of strategy and policy to the moral dimensions and the sharp end of battle. Few military historians have done it...
“On War represents the most ambitious effort ever made by a theorist of human conflict to systematize war and understand it for what it is.” “Absolutely essential for understanding the human phenomenon of war.” “Following the Army War College dictum: no matter the question, the answer is always Clausewitz.”
“Tolstoy’s depiction of the 1812 Battle of Borodino and the events leading up to that terrible battle is the finest piece of war fiction ever written.” “The Battle of Borodino is probably the best account of the gritty warfare of this period, to say nothing of Napoleon’s abandonment of 30,000 sick and wounded in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania.”
“The best Civil Warstory told from the perspective of the common soldier.” “The best psychological portrait of a soldier dealing with his fear in battle.”
“Most memoirs by generals are filled with lies, deceptions and half-truths. Grant’s memoirs represent one of the few exceptions to that rule, being honest, deeply insightful and a brilliant piece of writing. Mark Twain argued that Grant’s memoirs were the greatest piece of English literature written in the 19th century.” “The gold standard of senio...
“Quite simply, a landmark book. Keegan inspired the sociomilitary, common soldier–oriented school of thought that has rejuvenated the study of warfare in the last few decades.” “Perhaps the most influential work of military history published in the past half century.…What makes this book a classic is its incisive analysis of the shortcomings of the...
“Sledge’s remarkable story of his harrowing experiences as a Marine at Peleliu and Okinawastand out because he was part observer, part participant and part scholar—perceptive, brutally honest storytelling.” “People speak easily of the horrors of war. This searing memoir of the Pacific War makes the reader experience the truth beneath the cliché.” “...
“McPherson’s classic stands out as a lucid, beautifully written, balanced account of the Civil War. From economics to politics to social consequences and battle history, he leaves no stone unturned.” “Best single-volume treatment of the war.” “Perfect for anyone wanting to get an overview of the conflict in a single book.”
“Moore and Galloway have written by far and away the best piece of military history on one of the early battles of the Vietnam War. It is a story of effective and ineffective military leadership. It also should put to rest the claims of some commentators that the U.S. military lost none of the battles in the war. Landing Zone Albanywas nothing othe...
Mar 21, 2024 · Here are seven of the best non-Tolstoyan war novels, arranged in the chronological order of the conflicts they are about.
Jun 9, 2009 · Favorite. The good war : an oral history of World War Two. by. Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. Publication date. 1985. Topics. World War, 1939-1945, Amerikanen, Tweede Wereldoorlog. Publisher. New York : Ballantine. Collection. internetarchivebooks; delawarecountydistrictlibrary; americana; printdisabled; inlibrary. Contributor. Internet Archive.
Jan 1, 2001 · Studs Terkel's The Good War is a phenomenal work of oral history, chronicling the experiences of dozens of Americans (and occasionally others) during World War II and its aftermath. Terkel is a uniquely gifted oral historian, with an ability to ask the right questions and dig out frank and unpleasant truths from his subjects.
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