The greatest war stories ever told

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ISBN:

9781585742394

Publication Information:

Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2001.

Physical Description:

xii, 335 p.

Contents:

The cornfield / Bruce Catton -- The morning they shot the spies / W.C. Heinz -- The fight at the bridge / Ernest Hemingway -- Frozen Chosin / Martin Russ -- Two soldiers / William Faulkner -- The Leipzig mission / Bert Stiles -- Breathing in / Michael Herr -- The sword of the Lord and Gideon / Theodore Roosevelt -- Waterloo / Victor Hugo -- Landing zone x-ray / Robert Mason -- Custer and the Little Bighorn / Evan S. Connell -- Omaha Beach / Stephen E. Ambrose -- The drums of the fore and aft / Rudyard Kipling -- Sink the Bismarck / C.S. Forester -- The battle at Borodino / Leo Tolstoy -- Les braves gens (the brave men) / Willliam Manchester -- All quiet on the western front / Erich Maria Remarque -- Pickett's charge / Michael Shaara -- Faith at sea / Irwin Shaw -- Mountain fighting / Ernie Pyle -- The red badge of courage / Stephen Crane -- The perfect deadfall / S.L.A. Marshall -- Paul Revere's ride / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Concord hymn / Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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War stories.

Added Author:

Underwood, Lamar.

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From Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon to Michael Herr reporting on the fighting in Vietnam, the twenty-seven selections presented in THE GREATEST WAR STORIES EVER TOLD comprise the most diverse reading experience ever gathered between the covers of a single book. Every story brings the terror, sacrifice, & heartbreak of battle to the reader with unrelenting power. For all its horrors, the experience of war provokes an almost universal fascination that asks, "What was it like? What was it like with Wellington & Napoleon at Waterloo? In the trenches at the Somme? On Normandy Beach? At the Chosin River in Korea? At the siege of Khe-San in Vietnam? Some of the greatest writers & reporters of all time, & the service personnel who were under fire, answer these questions & far more in The Greatest War Stories Ever Told. With contributions from: Stephen Ambrose, Julius Caesar, Winston Churchill, Ivan Connell, Stephen Crane, Shelby Foote, John Graves, Ernest Hemingway, Michael Herr, John Hersey, Victor Hugo, Rudyard Kipling, S.L.A. Marshall, Ernie Pyle, Derek Robinson, Cornelius Ryan Michael Shaara, Irwin Shaw.

Author Notes

Lamar Underwood is a former editor in chief of "Sports Afield" & "Outdoor Life", & the author of the novel "On Dangerous Ground". He is also the editor of "The Greatest Fishing Stories Ever Told", "The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told", & "Man Eaters". Presently, he serves as Editorial director of the Outdoor Magazine Group of Harris Publications in New York.

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Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

"Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards," wrote Tacitus in A.D. 54. Chance, or fate, pervades war literature, Lamar Underwood (On Dangerous Ground) observes in an introduction to his anthology The Greatest War Stories Ever Told: Twenty-four Incredible War Tales from, among others, the American Revolution, the Spanish Civil War and Vietnam. This collection includes fiction and nonfiction by Victor Hugo, Leo Tolstoy, Bruce Catton, Rudyard Kipling, Ernest Hemingway, Erich Maria Remarque, William Faulkner, Martin Russ, Michael Herr and S.L.A. Marshall, on battles ranging from Waterloo and Antietam to the Chosin River in Korea. Serious war literature enthusiasts will already be familiar with many of these selections, but as the title promises, this is a greatest-hits compilation, intended for newer fans. ( July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Library Journal Review

Given the general public's interest in war and survival tales, these two collections of fiction and nonfiction excerpts should jump off the shelves of public libraries this summer. Underwood, a former editor of Outdoor Life and Sports Afield, caters to popular taste with the enthusiastic comments he offers as introduction to each selection. In defining the "greatest" tales, he looked beyond literary merit for prose that is engaging and illuminating and serves as a tribute to the participants. In The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told, the reader will be struck by how fate, foul-ups, or bad luck often caused the adventures to end in tragedy, whether it involved the loss of limbs or of life. Many of the survival tales are classics, such as Jack London's "To Build a Fire," Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat," and Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." The Greatest War Stories Ever Told relies on excerpts from the works of authors like Leo Tolstoy, Victor Hugo, Michael Shaara, and Erich Maria Remarque. In the introduction, Underwood explains his fascination with the symbolism of soldiers' boots. His goal is to capture how these boots traveled over beaches, jungles, and deserts, giving the reader a new way of appreciating these courageous soldiers. The sea tales of Irwin Shaw and C.S. Forester round out this anthology. Both are recommended for popular reading collections, including YA. Joyce Sparrow, Juvenile Welfare Board Lib. of Pinellas Cty., FL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Lamar UnderwoodBruce CattonW. C. HeinzErnest HemingwayMartin RussWilliam FaulknerBert StilesMichael HerrCol. Theodore RooseveltVictor HugoRobert MasonEvan S. ConnellStephen E. AmbroseRudyard KiplingC. S. ForesterLeo TolstoyWilliam ManchesterErich Maria RemarqueMichael ShaaraIrwin ShawErnie PyleStephen CraneS.L.A. MarshallHenry Wadsworth LongfellowRalph Waldo Emerson

Introduction	p. ix
The Cornfield	p. 1
The Morning They Shot the Spies	p. 27
The Fight at the Bridge	p. 37
Frozen Chosin	p. 50
Two Soldiers	p. 68
The Leipzig Mission	p. 74
Breathing In	p. 82
The Sword of the Lord and of Gideon	p. 95
Waterloo	p. 109
Landing Zone X-Ray	p. 126
Custer and the Little Bighorn	p. 140
Omaha Beach	p. 156
The Drums of the Fore and Aft	p. 178
Sink the Bismarck!	p. 206
The Battle at Borodino	p. 222
Les Braves Gens (The Brave Men)	p. 235
All Quiet on the Western Front	p. 251
Pickett's Charge	p. 263
Faith at Sea	p. 273
Mountain Fighting	p. 286
The Red Badge of Courage	p. 292
The Perfect Deadfall	p. 308
Paul Revere's Ride	p. 326
Concord Hymn	p. 330
About the Editor	p. 331

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