Once There Was a War

A Penguin Classic

"Age can never dull this kind of writing," writes the Chicago Tribune of John Steinbeck's dispatches from World War II, filed for the New York Herald Tribune in 1943, which vividly captured 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 the bomber crew to Bob Hope on his USO tour. He eats and drinks with soldiers behind enemy lines, talks with them, and fights beside them. First published in book form in 1958, these writings, now with a new introduction by Mark Bowden, create an unforgettable portrait of life in wartime that continues to resonate with truth and humanity.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 09/01/2007
ISBN: 9780143104797
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 7.74h x 5.18w x 0.53d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 58703 / Once There Was a War
Reading Level: 7.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 11