… war—the aero-naval combat in the Pacific, the critical role of the … experiences of his central characters. The novels were made into …
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Herman Wouk
War and Remembrance
… war—the aero-naval combat in the Pacific, the critical role of the … experiences of his central characters. The novels were made into …
by
Herman Wouk
The Regeneration Trilogy
… on real historical events and characters, Barker’s books deal with … attitudes towards homosexuality, pacifism and the dissonance between … how they were presented at home. Each book comes with historical …
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Pat Barker
Slaughterhouse Five
… the core of Billy Pilgrim’s character. Funny, tragic and often … stress and the appalling impact of war on people and …
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Kurt Vonnegut
Bomber
… the foreboding sense of approaching death, destruction and … warfare and include the effect of acute stress on capability, the …
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Len Deighton
The Sharpe Books
Cornwell is a prolific historical novelist best known for his Sharpe series, which deals with the exploits of a British soldier in Wellington’s army.
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Bernard Cornwall
Brave New World
… good social order and how best to achieve it. Depicting an ideal … music are hedonistic tools to pacify the population, Huxley …
by
Aldous Huxley
Things Fall Apart
… in English. Often viewed as a reaction against Conrad’s Heart of … undifferentiated and ‘primitive’, Achebe presents the beauty and …
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Chinua Achebe
Bugles and a Tiger: my life in the Gurkhas
… Empire in India serves as the background to a young subaltern’s …
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John Masters
Matterhorn
… near the Laotian border. The accounts of combat are extended … direct in its treatment of racial tensions and indiscipline in the context of that time and place. … Matterhorn …
