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Great World War II Stories

  • James A. Michener,
  • Ronald Seth,
  • Prebble, John,
  • Nicholas Monsarrat,
  • John Richard Hersey,
  • Nevil Shute,
  • Joseph Heller,
  • Martha Gellhorn,
  • J. G. Ballard,
  • James Jones,
  • James Aldridge,
  • Robert J. Casey,
  • Evelyn Waugh,
  • Minney, R. J.,
  • Bruce Marshall,
  • Irwin Shaw,
  • H. E. Bates,
  • Norman Mailer,
  • Kurt Vonnegut,
  • John Steinbeck,
  • Charles James Rolo,
  • Paul Brickhill,
  • W. Stanley Moss,
  • Cornelius Ryan,
  • Graham Brooks,
  • Guy Gibson,
  • Ewen Montagu,
  • Richard Hillary,
  • Nancy Wake,
  • Raymond Paull,
  • Lindsay Baly,
  • Nella Last,
  • R. L. Crimp,
  • P. R. Reed,
  • F. J. Salfeld

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A perfect morning (from The young lions) / Irwin Shaw Lunghua camp (from Empire of the Sun) / J.G. Ballard The journey (from A town like Alice) / Nevil Shute The birth of an idea (from The man who never was) / Ewen Montague The big day (from From here to eternity) / James Jones Abducting the general (from Ill met by midnight) / W. Stanley Moss The landing at Kuralei (from Tales of the South Pacific) / James A. Michener Shall I live for a ghost (from The last enemy) / Richard Hillary Billy Pilgrim (from Slaughterhouse Five) / Kurt Vonnegut Battalion in defense (from Officers and gentlemen) / Evelyn Waugh Anopopei (from The naked and the dead) / Norman Mailer 'Plane land here' (from Wingate's raiders) / Charles J. Rolo Mission asymptote (from The white rabbit) / Bruce Marshall Fraternizing with the enemy? (from Reach for the sky) / Paul Brickhill Shooting party (from Grand party) Graham Brooks H-hour (from The longest day) / Cornelius Ryan Into Germany (from Carve her name with pride) / R.J. Minney Ironbottom Sound (from Ironbottom Sound) / Lindsay Baly The first bid for freedom (from The Colditz story) / P.R. Reed Some were unlucky (from Enemy coast ahead) / Guy Gibson, VC May 1941 (from Nella Last's diary) / Nella Last Major major major major (from Catch 22) / Joseph Heller The battle of the bulge (from The face of war) / Martha Gelhorn The invasion of Papua (from Retreat from Kokoda) / Raymond Paull No trouble at all (from The stories of flying officer X) / H.E. Bates Stalingrad The story of the battle (from Stalingrad point of return) / Ronald Seth The soldier looks for his family / John Prebble The white mouse and the Maquis d'Auvergne (from The white mouse) / Nancy Wake Fear of death / F.J. Salfeld The invaders (from The Moon is down) / John Steinbeck The compass rose (from The cruel sea) / Nicholas Monsarrat The diary of a desert rat (from The diary of a desert rat) / R.L. Crimp The Mannerheim Line (from Of many men) / James Aldridge Midway (from Torpedo Junction) / Robert J. Casey Hiroshima the fire (from Hiroshima) / John Hersey

Genres

  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Fiction
  • English Short stories
  • English fiction
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    About the authors

    • James A. Michener

      1907 - 1997

      3.72

      39 ratings · 403 works

    • Ronald Seth

      5.00

      1 ratings · 101 works

    • Prebble, John

      1915 - 2001

      0

      0 ratings · 26 works

    • Nicholas Monsarrat

      22 Mar 1910 - 8 Aug 1979

      4.57

      7 ratings · 99 works

    • John Richard Hersey

      17 June 1914 - 24 March 1993

      3.80

      25 ratings · 173 works

    • Nevil Shute

      1899 - 1960

      4.14

      29 ratings · 123 works

    • Joseph Heller

      1 May 1923 - 12 December 1999

      4.06

      203 ratings · 76 works

    • Martha Gellhorn

      8 November 1908 - 15 February 1998

      4.00

      3 ratings · 37 works

    • J. G. Ballard

      15 November 1930 - 19 April 2009

      3.43

      51 ratings · 270 works

    • James Jones

      1921 - 1977

      3.50

      4 ratings · 66 works

    • James Aldridge

      10 July 1918 - 23 February 2015

      2.00

      1 ratings · 76 works

    • Robert J. Casey

      1890 - 1962

      0

      0 ratings · 32 works

    • Evelyn Waugh

      1903-10-28 - 19661966-04-10

      3.71

      45 ratings · 612 works

    • Minney, R. J.

      1895 - 1979

      0

      0 ratings · 35 works

    • Bruce Marshall

      1899 - 1987

      2.00

      1 ratings · 101 works

    • Irwin Shaw

      27 February 1913 - 16 May 1984

      4.10

      10 ratings · 136 works

    • H. E. Bates

      1905 - 1974

      3.33

      3 ratings · 357 works

    • Norman Mailer

      31 January 1923 - 10 November 2007

      4.00

      21 ratings · 363 works

    • Kurt Vonnegut

      11 November 1922 - 11 April 2007

      4.02

      652 ratings · 484 works

    • John Steinbeck

      27 February 1902 - 20 December 1968

      3.96

      641 ratings · 407 works

    • Charles James Rolo

      16 October 1916 - 26 October 1982

      0

      0 ratings · 19 works

    • Paul Brickhill

      20. Dezember 1916 - 23. April 1991

      3.70

      10 ratings · 16 works

    • W. Stanley Moss

      1921 - 1965

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      0 ratings · 15 works

    • Cornelius Ryan

      5 Jun 1920 - 23 Nov 1974

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      0 ratings · 14 works

    • Graham Brooks

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      0 ratings · 12 works

    • Guy Gibson

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      0 ratings · 12 works

    • Ewen Montagu

      born 1901

      5.00

      1 ratings · 9 works

    • Richard Hillary

      1919 - 1943

      4.00

      2 ratings · 7 works

    • Nancy Wake

      born 1912

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      0 ratings · 5 works

    • Raymond Paull

      born 1906

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      0 ratings · 5 works

    • Lindsay Baly

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      0 ratings · 3 works

    • Nella Last

      5.00

      1 ratings · 3 works

    • R. L. Crimp

      born 1913

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      0 ratings · 2 works

    • P. R. Reed

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      0 ratings · 1 works

    • F. J. Salfeld

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    Editions

    • Edition cover

      Chartwell Books, Chartwell Books, Inc

      November 1989

    • Edition cover

      Chartwell Books

      1989

    • Edition cover

      Methuen Publishing Ltd

      September 1, 1989