Once There Was a War (Penguin Classics)
by John Steinbeck
Book Summary Information
Author: John SteinbeckEditor: Mark Bowden
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-28
ISBN: 0143104799
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Reviews of Once There Was a War (Penguin Classics)
Book Review: "I went in the costume of a war correspondent ..."
Summary: 5 Stars
So Steinbeck notes in his introduction to this collection of "period pieces", dating from 1943, when many Americans were still young to the war.Steinbeck's works of fiction mark him out as one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century, and yet it is his objectivity and simple honesty in reporting on even the plainest of wartime situations that shines through here.
From the tension surrounding a bombing mission, to the endemic "goldbricking" and theft, through the preparation for and invasion of Italy, Steinbeck's matter-of-fact style marks this out as the work of more than just an ordinary war correspondent.
For anyone who enjoys reading Steinbeck, even if not too interested in wartime memories, this is a gem of a book.
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