| Description |
xix, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series, 1074-598X |
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Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series. 1074-598X
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The combatants: an analysis of Martha Gelhorn's A stricken field, Joseph Heller's Catch-22, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, Norman Mailer's The naked and the dead, James Jones' From here to eternity, Irwin Shaw's The Young lions, and the poems of Richard Wilbur, James Dickey, and Randall Jarrell -- The home front: analysis of Bette Green's Summer of my German soldier and David Guterson's Snow falling on cedars -- Occupation, resistance, and espionage: an analysis of John Steinbeck's The moon is down, Jack Higgins' The eagle has landed, and Paul West's The very rich hours of Count von Stauffenberg and Rat man of Paris -- The Holocaust: an analysis of William Styron's Sophie's choice and Elie Wiesel's Night -- The atomic bomb: an analysis of John Hersey's Hiroshima. |
| Subject |
American literature -- 20th century -- Examinations -- Study guides.
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War stories, American -- Examinations -- Study guides.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Literature and the war -- Sources.
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War poetry, American -- Examinations -- Study guides.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Interviews.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Sources.
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| ISBN |
0313304173 alkaline paper |
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