War stories -- Fiction

The folded world: a dirge for Prester John

by Valente, Catherynne M.

fromA dirge for Prester John

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"When the mysterious daughter of Prester John appears on the doorstep of her father's palace, she brings with her news of war in the West--the Crusades have begun, and the bodies of the faithful are washing up on the shores of Pentexore. Three narratives intertwine to tell the t…

The folded world

by Valente, Catherynne M.

fromA dirge for Prester John

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"When the mysterious daughter of Prester John appears on the doorstep of her father's palace, she brings with her news of war in the West--the Crusades have begun, and the bodies of the faithful are washing up on the shores of Pentexore. Three narratives intertwine to tell the t…

Going after Cacciato

by O'Brien, Tim

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Frustrated by the war in Vietnam, an Army private lays down his rifle and begins to walk from the jungles of Vietnam to the streets of Paris.

Gone with the wind

by Mitchell, Margaret

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After the Civil War sweeps away the genteel life to which she has been accustomed, Scarlett O'Hara sets about to salvage her plantation home. First published in 1936, this book is a historical novel set against the dramatic backdrop of the Civil War. It tells the love story of …