| Three War Stories: With an Introduction by the Author Contributor(s): Mamet, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 164293349X ISBN-13: 9781642933499 Publisher: Bombardier Books OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | War & Military - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Topical - Country/Cowboy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A powerful and thought-provoking collection of stories about men and conflict. Spanning centuries and continents, Mamet uses war and its players to explore, among other themes, redemption and forgiveness as they unfold in the context of conflict in the form of three novellas. In The Redwing, the first of the three novellas, a 19th-century Secret Service naval officer turned prisoner, then novelist, and finally memoirist recounts his own transformations during the course of his service and imprisonment. The protagonist in Notes on Plain Warfare examines religion through the prism of the American Indian wars. Finally, The Handle and the Hold is a vivid, dialogue-driven tale of two ex-military men who steal a plane in the month before the Israeli War of Independence. |