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Once There Was a War

By John Steinbeck
Edited by Mark Bowden

By John Steinbeck
Edited by Mark Bowden

By John Steinbeck
Edited by Mark Bowden

By John Steinbeck
Edited by Mark Bowden

By John Steinbeck
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Edited by Mark Bowden

By John Steinbeck
Read by Lloyd James
Edited by Mark Bowden

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Aug 28, 2007 | ISBN 9780143104797

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Aug 28, 2007 | ISBN 9781440633997

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    About 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.

    About 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.

    About Once There Was a War

    Nobel laureate John Steinbeck’s bracing from-the-frontlines account of World War II-now with a new cover and introduction

    In 1943 John Steinbeck was on assignment for The New York Herald Tribune, writing from Italy and North Africa, and from England in the midst of the London blitz. In his dispatches he focuses on the human-scale effect of the war, portraying everyone from the guys in a bomber crew to Bob Hope on his USO tour and even fighting alongside soldiers behind enemy lines. Taken together, these writings create an indelible portrait of life in wartime.

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    About John Steinbeck

    John Steinbeck, born in Salinas, California, in 1902, grew up in a fertile agricultural valley, about 25 miles from the Pacific Coast. Both the valley and the coast would serve as settings for some of his best fiction. In 1919… More about John Steinbeck

    About John Steinbeck

    John Steinbeck, born in Salinas, California, in 1902, grew up in a fertile agricultural valley, about 25 miles from the Pacific Coast. Both the valley and the coast would serve as settings for some of his best fiction. In 1919… More about John Steinbeck

    About John Steinbeck

    John Steinbeck, born in Salinas, California, in 1902, grew up in a fertile agricultural valley, about 25 miles from the Pacific Coast. Both the valley and the coast would serve as settings for some of his best fiction. In 1919… More about John Steinbeck

    Product Details

    Category: Nonfiction Classics | World War II Military History | Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Aug 28, 2007 | 208 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143104797

    Category: Nonfiction Classics | World War II Military History | Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Aug 28, 2007 | 208 Pages | ISBN 9781440633997

    Category: Literary Fiction | World War II Military History | Reference | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Aug 28, 2014 | 441 Minutes | ISBN 9780698154223
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    By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

    “If you have forgotten what the war was like, Steinbeck will refresh your memory. Age can never dull this kind of writing.”
    –Chicago Tribune

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