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Norman Mailer's novel The Naked and the Dead (1948) is a masterpiece of American literature about World War II. The plot follows a platoon of American soldiers on the fictional Pacific island of Anopopeia during their fight against the Japanese army.
These twenty-six stories illustrate Heinrich Boll's finely nuanced storytelling at its best. In stunning portraits of ordinary people, Boll creates a rich tapestry of the dark years in postwar Germany.
It cannot be denied that the truth is described in this book, that the gruesome scenes are only a mirror image of reality.
The title of this text refers to the white armoured vehicles of UN forces around the world, and also to the UN's role as peacemakers, rescuers and guardians of law and order.
Battle Cry (1953) is Leon Uris's debut novel based on his experience in World War II as a member of the 6th Marine Regiment.
The Fox in the Attic, written by Welsh writer Richard Hughes and published in 1961, is the first part of the unfinished novel The Human Predicament.