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Book SynopsisThis Companion focuses on British and American war writing, across centuries, forms and themes, to allow both local and comparative approaches. The chronology synthesises the key texts from each historical and contemporary war. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field and includes suggestions for further reading.
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Table of ContentsChronology; Introduction Kate McLoughlin; Part I. Themes: 1. The idea of war Hew Strachan; 2. War and words Kate McLoughlin; 3. People in war Sarah Cole; 4. War zones Adam Piette; 5. War in print journalism Kate McLoughlin; Part II. Influences: 6. The Bible David Jasper; 7. Classical war literature L. V. Pitcher; Part III. Poetics: 8. Medieval warfare Corinne Saunders; 9. Early modern war writing and the British Civil Wars Philip West; 10. The eighteenth century and the Romantics on war Gillian Russell; 11. American Revolutionary War writing Edward Larkin; 12. The Victorians and war John R. Reed; 13. The American Civil War Will Kaufman; 14. The First World War: British writing Trudi Tate; 15. The First World War: American writing Patrick Quinn; 16. The Spanish Civil War Valentine Cunningham; 17. The Second World War: British writing Mark Rawlinson; 18. The Second World War: American writing Walter Hölbling; 19. American writing of the wars in Korea and Vietnam Jeffrey Walsh; 20. The Cold War and the 'War on Terror' David Pascoe; Index.
