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WAR IN FICTION
It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.
Robert E. Lee, 1862Since the time of Homer, tales of war and battles have fascinated readers and listeners alike. These stories may look at the trials of war from the perspective of an individual soldier, or may take a broader view of an entire campaign’s strategy and tactics. The focus may be on heroism and glory or on fear and desperation, or even may find some humor in the military life, and often the story may include all of these elements. At their heart though, war stories are about people being tested, emotionally, intellectually and physically. The titles below look at war and the military from a variety of perspectives, and cover historical ground from ancient times to the present day. If you need help locating these or other titles about war and the military, speak with the reference librarians.
Ancient Times | Middle Ages | Jacobite Rebellions | American Revolution
Napoleonic Wars | Mexican-American War | American Civil War
Spanish-American War | World War I | World War II
Korean War | Vietnam War | Persian Gulf War
- Homer - The Iliad
- Ross Leckie - Hannibal, Scipio Africanus: The Man who Defeated Hannibal
- Steven Pressfield - Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae, Tides of War: A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War
- Arthur Conan Doyle - The White Company
- Parke Godwin - Lord of Sunset
- Morgan Llywelyn - The Lion of Ireland, The Wind From Hastings
- Sharon Kay Penman - The Sunne in Splendour
- Jean Plaidy - The Star of Lancaster
- Anthony Bailey - Major Andre
- Howard Fast - Seven Days in June
- Charles Friend - All the Proud Ships
- Noel Gerson - The Swamp Fox, Francis Marion
- John Harr - Dark Eagle: A Novel of Benedict Arnold
- Bernard Cornwell - Sharpe’s Rifles
- C.S. Forester - Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
- Patrick O’Brian - Master and Commander
- Patrick Rambaud - The Battle
- Jeff Shaara - Gone for Soldiers
- Bernard Cornwell - Rebel
- Shelby Foote - Shiloh
- Ted Jones - The Hard Road to Gettysburg
- Donald McCaig - Jacob’s Ladder
- Richard Parry - That Fateful Lightning
- James Reasoner - Antietam
- Michael Shaara - The Killer Angels
- Douglas Jones - Remember Santiago
- Gilbert Morris - The Rough Rider
- Robert Vaughan - In Honored Glory
- Anthony, Patricia - Flanders
- Barker, Pat - Regeneration, The Eye in the Door, The Ghost Road
- Biggins, John - A Sailor of Austria, The Two-headed Eagle
- Mark Helprin - A Soldier of the Great War
- Erich Maria Remarque - All Quiet on the Western Front
- Tom Willard - The Sable Doughboys
- Allington, Maynard - The Fox in the Field
- Beach, Edward Latimer - Run Silent, Run Deep
- De Bernieres, Louis - Corelli’s Mandolin
- Denny, Robert - Aces: A Novel of the World at War
- Gobbell, John J - The Last Lieutenant
- Griffin, W. E. B. - Semper Fi (Book 1 in The Corps series)
- Heller, Joseph - Catch-22
- Higgins, Jack - The Eagle has Flown
- MacLean, Alistair - The Guns of Navarone
- Reeman, Douglas - A Ship Must Die
- Rosenbaum, Ray - Condors
- Waugh, Evelyn - Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen, The End of the Battle
- James Brady - The Marines of Autumn
- Hickey, James - Chrysanthemum in the Snow
- Michener, James A. - The Bridges at Toko-ri
- H. Lee Barnes - Gunning for Ho: Vietnam Stories
- Stephen Coonts - Flight of the Intruder
- Dick Couch - Seal Team One
- W.E.B. Griffin - The Aviators
- John Mort - Soldier in Paradise
- Tim O’Brien - Going After Cacciato
- Patrick Duncan - Courage Under Fire
- John Nance - Scorpion Strike
(B. Trott 10/00)
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