Once There Was a War

Once There Was a War

By John Steinbeck

Pages

187

Rating

3.83

Year

1958

EssaysHistoryClassicsWarWorld War IiNonfiction

Description

War according to Steinbeck

John Steinbeck's dispatches from World War II, filed for the New York Herald Tribune in 1943, vividly capture the human side of war. Writing from England in the midst of the London blitz, North Africa, and Italy, Steinbeck focuses on the people as opposed to the battles, portraying everyone from the guys in a bomber crew to Bob Hope on his USO tour. He eats and drink with soldiers behind enemy lines, talks with them, and fights beside them.

First published in book form in 1958, these writings create an unforgettable portrait of life in wartime that continues to resonate with truth and humanity.

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