num_pages: 187
description: War according to SteinbeckJohn Steinbeck's dispatches from World War II, filed for the New York Herald Tribune in 1943, vividly capture the human side of war. Writing from England in the midst of the London blitz, North Africa, and Italy, Steinbeck focuses on the people as opposed to the battles, portraying everyone from the guys in a bomber crew to Bob Hope on his USO tour. He eats and drink with soldiers behind enemy lines, talks with them, and fights beside them.First published in book form in 1958, these writings create an unforgettable portrait of life in wartime that continues to resonate with truth and humanity.
language: English
title: Once There Was a War
titlecomplete: Once There Was a War
genres: Essays, Classics, History, World War II, War, American, Nonfiction, Journalism, Literature, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 3356
publisher: Penguin Classics