Back in 1997 Samuel Hynes published a book called THE SOLDIERS’ TALE, a ground-breaking study of the lot of the men who fought in the two World Wars and Vietnam and how war lastingly affected them. His method was to closely examine the letters and journals as well as the poetry, memoirs and other literature produced by combatants and veterans of those wars. New York Times reviewer Gardner Botsford called it ” A first-rate piece of work in every way,” an assessment I agreed with wholeheartedly.
The Unsubstantial Air: Review by Tim Bazzett
Back in 1997 Samuel Hynes published a book called THE SOLDIERS’ TALE, a ground-breaking study of the lot of the men who fought in the two World Wars and Vietnam and how war lastingly affected them. His method was to closely examine the letters and journals as well as the poetry, memoirs and other literature produced by combatants and veterans of those wars. New York Times reviewer Gardner Botsford called it ” A first-rate piece of work in every way,” an assessment I agreed with wholeheartedly.
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