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In addition to these lengthy presentations, there are also numerous small captions used to point out various elements of the battle. Outside of the inscriptions, a hieratic copy of the Poem is preserved in the Raifet-Sallier papyrus, of which the first page is lost, the second page ("Papyrus Raifet") is in the Louvre and the third page ("Papyrus Sallier III") is in the British Museum.
The novel portrays battle realistically, including several particularly gruesome acts depicted as natural responses to the soldiers' environment, such as the disinterring of a Japanese corpse for fun, the summary execution of Japanese prisoners, and the extraction of their corpses' gold teeth. The novel explores the idea that modern war is an ...
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"The Battle of the Books" is a short satire written by Jonathan Swift and published as part of the prolegomena to his A Tale of a Tub in 1704. It depicts a literal battle between books in the King's Library (housed in St James's Palace at the time of the writing), as ideas and authors struggle for supremacy.
Battle Cry is a 1953 novel by American writer Leon Uris.Many of the events in the book are based on Uris's own World War II experience with the 6th Marine Regiment. [1] The story is largely told in first person from the viewpoint of the Battalion Communications Chief, "Mac," although it frequently shifts to third person in scenes where Mac is not personally present.
A semi-autobiographical narrator tells the story of her father Paul Watkins and his role in the Manson Family.. Additionally, the story details how George Spahn acquired his ranch and the narrator's bond with her half-sister dubbed Razor Blade Baby.
Unconditional Surrender is a 1961 novel by the British novelist Evelyn Waugh.The novel has also been published under the title The End of the Battle.Along with the other two novels in the series, it was adapted into a 2001 TV film with Daniel Craig.
Boss Fight Books is a Los Angeles-based book publisher and its eponymous series of books about video games. Similar to the style of 33⅓ , a series of books about individual record albums, each book focuses solely on one video game.