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An account of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" and important historical events surrounding this patriotic song. Includes large colorful illustrations and a glossary of terms.

"When America entered World War II in 1941, [it] faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books and caused fearful citizens to hide or destroy many more. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered 20 million hardcover donations. In 1943, the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120 million small, lightweight paperbacks, for troops to carry...

Landmark study of World War I, describing its effects on the nation

An account of Ernest Hemingway's adventures in journalism during World War II explores his missions with the RAF and French Resistance forces, his role in shaping key understandings about the war, and the impact of the war on his subsequent writings.

Discusses how war is presented in the novel The red badge of courage, and the American experience of war in general.

Many have forgotten that the subject of the "Illiad" was war--not merely the poetical romance of the war at Troy, but war, in all its enduring devastation. This groundbreaking reading of Homer's epic poem restores the poet's vision of the tragedy of war, addressing many of the central questions that define the war experience of every age.

Describes how a patriotic and eloquent attorney was inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" after witnessing the British attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.

A biography of the American author who, in writing Uncle Tom's cabin, revealed the cruelties of slavery and further split an already divided country.

A collection of the dispatches Steinbeck wrote as a war correspondent for Newsday. Rejected by the military because of his reputation as a subversive, and reticent to document the war officially for the Johnson administration, Steinbeck saw in Newsday a unique opportunity to put his skills to use. Between December 1966 and May 1967, the sixty-four-year-old Steinbeck toured the major combat areas of South Vietnam and traveled to the north of Thailand...

During his service in the Civil War a young Union soldier matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war.