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Once There Was a War by Steinbeck, John is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Once There Was a War about?
SUMMARY: Nobel laureate John Steinbeck's bracing from-the-frontlines account of World War II-now with a new cover and introduction In 1943 John Steinbeck was on assignment for The New York Herald Tribune, writing from Italy and North Africa, and from England in the midst of the London blitz. In his dispatches he focuses on the human-scale effect of the war, portraying everyone from the guys in a bomber crew to Bob Hope on his USO tour and even fighting alongside soldiers behind enemy lines. Taken together, these writings create an indelible portrait of life in wartime.
Who reads Once There Was a War?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Published
- 1958
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Biography, Memoir, Political
- Rating
- 3.86 / 5 (50 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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