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Classic Stories of World War I
A fascinating collection of the finest stories that emerged from World War I.
World War I, also known as “the Great War” and “the War to End All Wars,” devastated much of Europe from 1914 to 1918. While the war dramatically changed the world’s political landscape for generations to come, it also brought forth a wide range of powerful and memorable works of literature. This collection includes pieces such as Edith Wharton’s “Coming Home,” Ernest Hemingway’s “In Another Country,” and W. Somerset Maugham’s “The Traitor.” Fourteen classic stories from World War I will give readers a deeper understanding of the lives of the people involved in the conflict.
World War I, also known as “the Great War” and “the War to End All Wars,” devastated much of Europe from 1914 to 1918. While the war dramatically changed the world’s political landscape for generations to come, it also brought forth a wide range of powerful and memorable works of literature. This collection includes pieces such as Edith Wharton’s “Coming Home,” Ernest Hemingway’s “In Another Country,” and W. Somerset Maugham’s “The Traitor.” Fourteen classic stories from World War I will give readers a deeper understanding of the lives of the people involved in the conflict.
256 pages, Flexibound
First published January 1, 1989
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October 23, 2021
Pros: it's a beautiful book.
Cons: Look, I'll ignore the lack of knowing what I'm about to read even though I don't think it'd be that hard to put a paragraph saying "J. Conrad wrote the Tale about x, during his time doing y, and it's impact was z." That's not my problem here, although it may have helped tremendously.
Let me preface this by saying I have a Masters in Modern European History. I've taken entire seminars on WWI. I love learning about WWI (way more than II), but this book...it's like they took the most random and most obscure stories they could find. I have no idea where they found them! I can't find even a blimp on GoodReads or Wikipedia for over half of them! At least a quarter of the authors don't even have basic biographies online. HM Tomilson's Waiting for Daylight has multiple chapters (not in order, btw) but Waiting for Daylight doesn't even crack his top ten best works. And we have Hemingway but yet another obscure work of his. I'm not counting on the anthology being so basic as to only do blimps of A Farewell to Arms or All's Quiet on the Western Front, but I swore there's either no thought or so much thought it can't be enjoyed by the masses.
Just google best WWI books and go from there.
Cons: Look, I'll ignore the lack of knowing what I'm about to read even though I don't think it'd be that hard to put a paragraph saying "J. Conrad wrote the Tale about x, during his time doing y, and it's impact was z." That's not my problem here, although it may have helped tremendously.
Let me preface this by saying I have a Masters in Modern European History. I've taken entire seminars on WWI. I love learning about WWI (way more than II), but this book...it's like they took the most random and most obscure stories they could find. I have no idea where they found them! I can't find even a blimp on GoodReads or Wikipedia for over half of them! At least a quarter of the authors don't even have basic biographies online. HM Tomilson's Waiting for Daylight has multiple chapters (not in order, btw) but Waiting for Daylight doesn't even crack his top ten best works. And we have Hemingway but yet another obscure work of his. I'm not counting on the anthology being so basic as to only do blimps of A Farewell to Arms or All's Quiet on the Western Front, but I swore there's either no thought or so much thought it can't be enjoyed by the masses.
Just google best WWI books and go from there.
August 8, 2019
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October 1, 2021
I liked about half of the stories in this book but all were historically interesting.
May 21, 2021
I really loved these short stories, more than I thought I would. They were such great little insights into the First World War through many different perspectives - - not to mention, I loved all the characters! They all felt real and fleshed out, which is usually really hard to achieve in a short story. I can't even say I had one favourite because there are so many that stand out to me. I'll definitely be reading this again! Highly recommended to people who are interested in WW1 and its literature.
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