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World War II gave rise to a new boom in contemporary war novels. 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.
Tides of War: A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War by Steven Pressfield; The Palaeologian Dynasty. The Rise and Fall of Byzantium by George Leonardos; Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield (the Battle of Thermopylae) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (World War I and Greco-Turkish War) The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault (Athens in the ...
Scholarly analysis of the novel has underscored its feminist themes, its exploration of class differences, and its contribution to World War I literature. By focusing on the oft-ignored experiences of women during times of war, '''Not So Quiet''' presents a compelling counter-narrative to the more romanticized or hero-centric war stories.
The Nightingale (2015) is a historical fiction novel by American author Kristin Hannah published by St. Martin's Press. The book tells the story of two sisters in France during World War II and their struggle to survive and resist the German occupation there.
Catherine Reilly has closely studied women's literature from World War I and its resulting impact on the relationship between gender, class, and society. Reilly's 1981 anthology, Scars Upon my Heart: Women’s Poetry and Verse of the First World War, is the first work strictly dedicated to examining women's poetry and prose from World War I. In ...
The Tin Drum – Günter Grass novel; The Train Was on Time (Der Zug war pünktlich) – Heinrich Böll novel, 1949; Two Women – Alberto Moravia novel, 1958; Under Fire – Henri Barbusse novel, 1916 [13] The Unknown Soldier – Väinö Linna novel, 1954; Voyage to Faremido – Frigyes Karinthy novel, 1916 [14] "War" - Ludwig Renn novel, 1928.
James Gunn (author), U.S. Navy (This Fortress World) Dashiell Hammett, was assigned to Army Intelligence on the Aleutian Islands. He assisted in writing Battle of the Aleutians... He went on to write a number of detective novels; Sven Hassel, Danish-born penal regiment soldier; Robert A. Heinlein, Lt., graduate of the United States Naval Academy.
A Bell for Adano (novel) Ben Singkol; The Best Butter; The Big War; Biggles; Billy the Kid (novel) Biswasghatak; Black Book (novel) Black Sun, Red Moon; Blackout/All Clear; Blitzcat; The Blood of Others; Blue Island (novel) The Boat of a Million Years; Bomber (novel) Bombers Fly East; The Book Thief; Das Boot (novel) Boy at War; The Boy Who ...