I'm guessing we've all read one, or many many more than one, over the course of oyu days; what is your favorite war novel?

For me it is a toss up between 'The Red Badge of Courage' by Stephen Crane and 'A Farewell To Arms' by Ernest Hemingway. There are many others I like, but these two I've read multiple times and likely will pick them up again. Why, oh I suppose the way the characters step up to the unpredictable pressures of war and grow amdist the loss all around them.

I dunno if I am way off but I enjoyed , Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S.Forrester.Could not put the book down.Naval stuff , blowing ships up, great stuff.

Well...to be honest.....I can't think of one. I know that I have read the Red Badge of Courage, but can't remember much about it...hmmmm....I know that I haven't read any lately either. I am just a fountainful of useful knowledge on this one..NOT!

1. flags of our fathers
2. watership down

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1. flags of our fathers
2. watership down

Enjoyed both, flags of our fathers was a great read, a so-so movie.

I haven't read one yet, but I have two: Flags of Our Fathers and Johnny Got His Gun. Last novels I've read were 1984, Frankenstein, Grapes of Wrath, and Brave New World. Since I finished Brave New World ahead of schedule I can start on those two war novels, or I can start on Dracula.