War Is...: Soldiers, Survivors, and Storytellers Talk About War

In a provocative anthology two editors with opposing viewpoints present an unflinching collection of works reflecting on the nature of warMarc Aronson thinks war is inevitable Patty Campbell thinks war is cruel deceptive and wrong But both agree on one thing that teens need to hear the truthful voices of those who have experienced war firsthand The result is this dynamic selection of essays memoirs letters and fiction from nearly than twenty contributors both contemporary and historical ranging from Christian Baumans wrenching quotLetter to a Young Enlisteequot to Chris Hedgess unfl inching look at combat to Fumiko Miuras Nagasaki memoir quotA Survivors Talequot Whether the speaker is Mark Twain World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle or a soldier writing a miliblog these divergent pieces look war straight in the face and provide an invaluable resource for teenagers today.