War Stories: The War Memoir in History and Literature

by PhilipG.Dwyer (Editor)

• New

  Hardcover
  2016

  $165.52

  Although war memoirs constitute a rich, varied literary form, they are often dismissed by historians as unreliable. This collection of essays is the first to explore the modern war memoir, revealing the genre's surprising capacity for breadth and sophistication while remaining sensitive to the challenges it poses for scholars.