| War Is...: Soldiers, Survivors, and Storytellers Talk about War Contributor(s): Aronson, Marc (Editor), Campbell, Patty (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0763642312 ISBN-13: 9780763642310 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: In a provocative anthology, two editors with opposing viewpoints present an unflinching collection of works reflecting on the nature of war. It includes essays, memoirs, letters, and fiction from such contributors as Mark Twain, Bob Dylan, Chris Hedges, and Ernie Pyle. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 810.803 |
| LCCN: 2007052026 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.1" W x 6.5" (0.30 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a provocative anthology, two editors with opposing viewpoints present an unflinching collection of works reflecting on the nature of war. Marc Aronson thinks war is inevitable. Patty Campbell thinks war is cruel, deceptive, and wrong. But both agree on one thing: that teens need to hear the truthful voices of those who have experienced war firsthand. The result is this dynamic selection of essays, memoirs, letters, and fiction from nearly than twenty contributors, both contemporary and historical -- ranging from Christian Bauman's wrenching Letter to a Young Enlistee to Chris Hedges's unflinching look at combat to Fumiko Miura's Nagasaki memoir, A Survivor's Tale. Whether the speaker is Mark Twain, World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle, or a soldier writing a miliblog, these divergent pieces look war straight in the face -- and provide an invaluable resource for teenagers today. |