i want it to be a novel not informative
2006-12-14 15:26:55 · 18 answers · asked by Justin 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"Love and War in the Apennines" by Eric Newby
2006-12-14 22:55:24 · answer #1 · answered by xander 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are hundreds and hundreds of books on war, yet it's not taught very thoroughly in most schools outside say - West Point.I like to read the informative kind, but occasionally a good novel stands out too. Why not start with a classic best-selling novel if you're not ready to read the informative kind?
Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet On The Western Front
(World War I from the German side)
2006-12-14 16:35:41 · answer #2 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like "Cold Mountain," which is set during the Civil War. It was made into a movie a few years back.
Evelyn Waugh wrote some interesting books about the Second World War, as well as the prewar period. Most of his work relates at least tangentially to war and is fantastic.
If you're looking for something nonfictional but still gripping, you might check out "God's Chinese Son," which is about the Taiping Heavenly Rebellion.
War's a very broad topic, so I'm not exactly sure what interests you, but these are at least a few suggestions.
2006-12-14 15:34:00 · answer #3 · answered by Stabberwocky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien is an absolutely fantastic novel. I have read this twice, and written plenty of papers over it in my college experience. This is a book I read while laying by the pool, and I couldn't get enough. My skin would burn everyday because I would forget to reapply my sunscreen or just wouldn't because I was so involved. This is a book for people who like or don't like war stories. It goes so much further than combat, and touches on the emotion's of the soldiers during and after war. It was so descriptive I felt like I was in Than Khe, wading through the rice patties with the soldiers. Do not miss the opportunity that this book has to offer. He has other books that I plan to read as soon as I have free time. He is also excellent to learn from if you are interested in the craft of writing! I urge you to read it.
2006-12-14 17:52:09 · answer #4 · answered by MiMi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
2006-12-14 15:48:56 · answer #5 · answered by Katryoshka 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Book of Five Rings - written by a Samurai master
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - epic war
The Wheel of Time Series - by Robert Jordan - lots and lots of fighting in this series and very addictive
Starship Troopers - much better than the movie and very intense
2006-12-15 02:31:05 · answer #6 · answered by evolve_thinking 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johnny Tremain - about the American Revolution
Across Five Aprils- about the US Civil War
Andersonville - about a confederate POW camp during the US Civil War
The Killer Angels - about the battle of Gettysburg during the US Civil War
2006-12-14 19:25:56 · answer #7 · answered by ajtheactress 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
The oldest military treatise in the world and still the best!
2006-12-14 15:41:27 · answer #8 · answered by taowhore 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Red Badge of Courage - by Stephen Crane.
All Quiet on the Western Front - by Erich Remarque.
2006-12-14 15:35:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
About Face by Colonel David Hackworth
2006-12-14 15:32:35 · answer #10 · answered by lightning14 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Machiavelli’s The Prince is one of the most infamous books about war. The Art of War by Sun-tzu is also very notorious.
2006-12-14 15:31:36 · answer #11 · answered by Thomas A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋