The Mammoth Book Of True War Stories
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An unmissable collection of true war stories from first-hand accounts of those on the front line to the master chroniclers such as Ernest Hemingway. War, as the general said, is hell. But in a few it also brings out the best. Heroism and horror are the keynotes of this gripping new collection of war writing. From the Siege of Troy to the present day, The Mammoth Book of True War Stories includes battle analyses by celebrated historians, letters home by ordinary Gis, high-adrenaline memoirs by frontline combatants and memorable reportage by master chroniclers such as Ernest Hemingway and John Reed.
An unmissable collection of true war stories from first-hand accounts of those on the front line to the master chroniclers such as Ernest Hemingway. War, as the general said, is hell. But in a few it also brings out the best. Heroism and horror are the keynotes of this gripping new collection of war writing. From the Siege of Troy to the present day, The Mammoth Book of True War Stories includes battle analyses by celebrated historians, letters home by ordinary Gis, high-adrenaline memoirs by frontline combatants and memorable reportage by master chroniclers such as Ernest Hemingway and John Reed.
Bol PartnerA collection of sixty stories from the front lines of war includes accounts from Ernest Hemingway on the Spanish Civil War, Tim O'Brien on the War in Vietnam, and John Reed on the Mexican Revolution, among others. Original.
FnacHilary Lewis (Auteur) - Verschenen op 01/03/2005 bij Constable
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