First published 2014
Sebastian Faulks and Jorg Hensgen gather the finest war fiction spanning from World War I battlefields to Gulf War deserts. Soldiers face the brutal arc from recruitment through combat to psychological wounds that follow them home. The collection moves through foxholes and field hospitals, capturing moments of brotherhood amid chaos and the long aftermath of trauma. Writers from multiple nations contribute their perspectives. Erich Maria Remarque stands alongside Pat Barker. Isaac Babel shares pages with Ernest Hemingway. Heinrich Boll, Norman Mailer, J.G. Ballard, Tim O'Brien, Julian Barnes, and Louis de Bernieres add their voices to this international chorus. These authors strip away romantic notions of warfare to reveal its true cost on human lives and minds.
Genres: fiction, anthologies, historical-fiction, 20th-century, war, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: multiple-perspectives, war
Setting: World War I Battlefields, Gulf War Deserts
Period: World War I, World War II, Gulf War
416 pages · Paperback · Vintage Classics
Content warnings: death, graphic-violence, war