Doing Battle: The Making of a Skeptic

Paul Fussell
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In this highly-praised autobiographical work, the author of "The Great War and Modern Memory" recounts his own experience of combat in WWII and how it became a determining force in his life. "Doing Battle" is at once a summing-up of one man's life and profoundly thoughtful portrait of America's own search for identity in the second half of this century.
Genres: HistoryMemoirWarBiographyNonfictionWorld War IIMilitary FictionAutobiographyMilitary HistoryBiography Memoir
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