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Title:

War is-- : soldiers, survivors, and storytellers talk about war / edited by Marc Aronson and Patty Campbell.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

200 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

War--Literary collections.
American literature--20th century.
War.--Literary collections.
American literature--20th century.

Other Authors:

Aronson, Marc.
Campbell, Patricia J.

Notes:

An anthology of fiction, speeches, poems, and essays about war. Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

War is-- ? / an introduction by Patty Campbell -- People like war / an introduction by Marc Aronson -- Dead Marine becomes lesson for students / an Associated press article -- Letter to a young enlistee / by Christian Bauman -- The recruitment minefield / by Bill Bigelow -- The moment of combat : an excerpt from What every person should know about war / by Chris Hedges, with an introduction by the author -- Thou shalt not kill / an interview with army chaplain Lyn Brown -- The war prayer / by Mark Twain -- Master of war / a song by Bob Dylan -- Letters from "over there," 1919 / excerpts from the World War I letters of Fred Duane Cowan -- In the front lines. The God-damned infantry ; A pure miracle ; The horrible waste of war ; A long thin line of personal anguish / columns by Ernie Pyle -- Memories of Vietnam. The battle of the horseshoe ; Vietnam tunnels / by C. W. Bowman, Jr. -- Letter from Vietnam / by Mickey Andrews -- Woman at war : what is is like to be a female soldier in Iraq / by Helen Benedict -- Wordsmith at war / a miliblog by Lee Kelley -- In order to see beauty in life, I had to see hell / an interview with Staff Sergeant David Bellavia -- Tough / by Joel Turnipseed -- A survivor's tale / a Nagasaki memoir by Fumiko Miura -- Killing flies / a one-act play by Rita Williams-Garcia -- Heads / a story by Margo Lanagan.

Summary:

An anthology of fiction, speeches, poems, and essays about war.

ISBN:

0763636258
9780763636258

OCLC:

(OCoLC)189666424

LCCN:

2007052026

Locations:

MMPE553 -- Algona Public Library (Algona)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

3HSX245 -- Denison High School (Denison)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

KOPC446 -- H.J. Nugen Public Library (New London)

BWPD851 -- Bertha Bartlett Public Library (Story City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)