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The Secret Battle is a novel by A. P. Herbert, first published in 1919.The book draws upon Herbert's experiences as a junior infantry officer in the First World War, and has been praised for its accurate and truthful portrayal of the mental effects of the war on the participants.
First book edition cover of The Red Badge of Courage (1895) The Red Badge of Courage is an 1895 war novel by American author Stephen Crane. The novel was published on 3 October 1895. Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with ...
Unlike World War I novels, a European-dominated genre, World War II novels were produced in the greatest numbers by American writers, who made war in the air, on the sea, and in key theatres such as the Pacific Ocean and Asia integral to the war novel. Among the most successful American war novels were Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny, James ...
Voices Against War: A Century of Protest – Lyn Smith, 2009 [35] War and Democracy – Paul Gottfried, 2012; War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning – Chris Hedges, 2003; War Is a Lie – David Swanson, 2010; War Is a Racket – former U.S. Marine Major General Smedley Butler speech, 1933 and pamphlet, 1935; We Will Not Cease – Archibald ...
On The Psychology of Military Incompetence is a work by Norman F. Dixon, [1] first published in 1976, [2] which applies insights from psychology to military history.After case studies of military and naval disasters from the preceding 120 years, mostly British, it offers in readable, not technical, style an analysis of the personality of the unsuccessful leader.
War Book is a 2014 British political drama film directed by Tom Harper and written by Jack Thorne.The film features an ensemble cast, consisting of Adeel Akhtar, Nicholas Burns, Ben Chaplin, Shaun Evans, Kerry Fox, Phoebe Fox, Sophie Okonedo, Antony Sher (In his final film role before his death in 2021), and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett.
The world's obsession with true crime has once again paved the way for a popular, new Netflix series to take over the streamer: A Nearly Normal Family, which is based on Swedish author M.T ...
H. C. McNeile bibliography Novels ↙ 15 Articles ↙ 1 Stories ↙ 20 Collections ↙ 1 Plays ↙ 3 Scripts ↙ 1 Books edited ↙ 1 References and footnotes Cyril McNeile, MC (born Herman Cyril McNeile; 1888–1937) was a British soldier and author. During the First World War he wrote short stories based on his experiences in the trenches with the Royal Engineers. These were published in the ...