Post War Trauma — and Love
Terry Gross interviewed a quite incredible couple today on her Fresh Air show. Kayla Williams and Brian McGough met in …
Category Archives: War
The Things They Carried – Writing About War
The last American troops left Vietnam over 40 years ago but the war goes on. Tens of thousands of veterans …
Three Soldiers — A WW I Novel of John Dos Passos
It’s hard, reading today, to get a grip on the impact which John Dos Passos’ Three Soldiers had on the …
Bloodlust: On the Roots of Violence
If there were an “X” Prize for solving the problem of human violence, Russell Jacoby‘s Bloodlust: On the Roots of …
WW I As Recorded by those Who Were There
The British National Archives has announced that in this 100th year anniversary of the beginning of WW I, (August), that …
Donald Rumsfeld: Still in Denial
Mark Danner reviews two books and a documentary film about Donald Rumsfeld in the January 9 edition of the New …
Nick Turse with POW Phil Butler in Berkeley
Review of Kill Anything That Moves, here.
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk — Bravo Squad Brought Home
Ben Fountain’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2012) is one hell of a good book –in conception, language, characters and …
The Timid Marine — a WW II Memoir
Joseph Lanciotti was a fifteen year old, setting pins in the local bowling alley of Lodi, New Jersey on Sunday, …
Tsunami Chant — A Poem by Wang Ping
Tsunami Chant By Wang Ping I’m not a singer, but please let me sing of the peacemakers on the streets …
The Elephants, a Poem by Natalie Diaz
I continue to be amazed by Natalie Diaz’ gifts. Last week I shared Cloud Watching with you, today it’s The …
War Requiem – Music that Moves the Soul
I’ve been wanting to be at a full performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem ever since I first heard about …