Once There Was a War -- John Steinbeck

<b>A Penguin Classic</b> <p/>"Age can never dull this kind of writing," writes the <i>Chicago Tribune </i>of John Steinbeck's dispatches from World War II, filed for the <i>New York Herald Tribune </i>in 1943, which vividly captured the human side of war. Writing from England in the midst of the London blitz, North Africa, and Italy, Steinbeck focuses on the people as opposed to the battles, portraying everyone from the guys in the bomber crew to Bob Hope on his USO tour. He eats and drinks with soldiers behind enemy lines, talks with them, and fights beside them. First published in book form in 1958, these writings, now with a new introduction by Mark Bowden, create an unforgettable portrait of life in wartime that continues to resonate with truth and humanity.<br><br><b>Author:</b> John Steinbeck<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Group<br><b>Published:</b> 09/01/2007<br><b>Pages:</b> 208<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.36lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.74h x 5.18w x 0.53d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780143104797<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 7.2<br><b>Point Value:</b> 11<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>58703 / Once There Was a War<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>John Steinbeck</b>, born in Salinas, California, in 1902, grew up in a fertile agricultural valley, about twenty-five miles from the Pacific Coast. Both the valley and the coast would serve as settings for some of his best fict