Best War Short Stories - April 2024

The War: Play to Live. A LitRPG Series (Book 6)

The magic flames are raging. Blades are melting. Souls are reduced to ashes in the fury of battle. The grand finale of the war for the First Temple is upon us. The last trump cards have been played, the reserves are all exhausted, and even the gods have engaged in the plebeian fight. The universe is on the point of collapse. Broken are the chains which hold the worlds together. The icy waters of the Baltic cool the scorching sands of the Frontier. The creatures of AlterWorld spill the first blood on the quiet streets of Earth’s cities.What will Max do? Become embittered and butcher his enemi... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0189SW1W4
• ASIN: B0189SW1W4

The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain (Modern Library Classics)

This unique collection of Twain’s essential short stories and semiautobiographical narratives is a testament to the author’s vast imagination. Featuring popular tales such as “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog” and “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,” as well as some delightful excerpts from The Diaries of Adam and Eve, this compilation also includes darker works written in the author’s twilight years. These selections illuminate the depth of Twain’s artistry, humor, irony, and narrative genius.

• ASIN: 0812971183
• ASIN: 0812971183
• ISBN: 0812971183
• Brand: Modern Library
• Manufacturer: Modern Library

The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel

• ASIN: B0756DZ4C1
• ASIN: B0756DZ4C1
• Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks

Best Little Stories from World War II: More than 100 true stories

The untold stories of bravery, triumph, and redemption in the depths of the darkest world war.Behind the great powers, global military conflict, and infamous battles are more than 100 incredible stories that bring to life the Second World War. During the six years of war were countless little-known moments of profound triumph and tragedy, bravery and cowardice, and good and evil.These amazing and unbelievable stories of brotherhood, redemption, escape, and civilian courage shed new light on the war that gripped the entire world. Experience the action through the eyes of people like:Lieutenant ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 140224357X
• UPC: 760789230868
• ASIN: 140224357X
• ISBN: 140224357X
• Brand: Brand: Cumberland House
• Manufacturer: Cumberland House

Short Stories: Five Decades (Phoenix Fiction)

A wide-ranging fictional portrait of life in postwar America by an acclaimed New Yorker short story writer and #1 New York Times–bestselling novelist. Irwin Shaw was a star of the New Yorker’s fiction pages in the 1930s and ’40s. His prose helped shape the landscape of post-war fiction, and his work drew from a remarkable life that spanned from American football fields to European battlefields, Broadway to Hollywood, Depression-era saloons to the McCarthy hearings. Among these sixty-three stories are iconic works such as “The Eighty-Yard Run,” a tale of an American dream crippled on ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00BBPWB78
• ASIN: B00BBPWB78
• Manufacturer: Open Road Media

The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (True Rescue Series)

This adaptation for young readers of The Finest Hours: The True Story of the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman tells the story of the shipwreck of two oil tankers and the harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. Now a major motion picture from Disney, starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck.On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half. Wi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250044235
• ASIN: 1250044235
• ISBN: 1250044235
• Brand: Tougias Michael J
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

The Overstory: A Novel

• ASIN: B073VX7HT4
• ASIN: B073VX7HT4
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.    “Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour   It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01FRSZAUO
• ASIN: B01FRSZAUO
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Avengers: Heroes Welcome #1

The Avengers and Nova by the all-star team of Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Brooks! What is a hero? When Sam Alexander, a.k.a. Nova, has a bout of doubt on how to best use his newfound powers, he gets advice from the experts: Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Featuring Captain America, Thor, the Wasp, Luke Cage, She-Hulk and Iron Man!

• ASIN: B00ZNZFYYO
• ASIN: B00ZNZFYYO
• Manufacturer: Marvel

Fire and Forget: Short Stories from the Long War

Fire and Forget includes the title story from Redeployment by Phil Klay, 2014 National Book Award Winner in Fiction These stories aren't pretty and they aren't for the faint of heart. They are realistic, haunting and shocking. And they are all unforgettable. Television reports, movies, newspapers and blogs about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have offered images of the fighting there. But this collection offers voices—powerful voices, telling the kind of truth that only fiction can offer. What makes the collection so remarkable is that all of these stories are written by those who were t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0306821761
• ASIN: 0306821761
• ISBN: 0306821761
• Brand: Da Capo Press
• Manufacturer: Da Capo Press

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel

• ASIN: B0064CPN7I
• ASIN: B0064CPN7I
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Girls at War and Other Stories

Twelve stories by the internationally renowned novelist which recreate with energy and authenticity the major social and political issues that confront contemporary Africans on a daily basis.

• ASIN: 0385418965
• ASIN: 0385418965
• ISBN: 0385418965
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The Chilbury Ladies' Choir: A Novel

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A delightful debut.”—People  For readers of Lilac Girls and The Nightingale, The Chilbury Ladies' Choir unfolds the struggles, affairs, deceptions, and triumphs of a village choir during World War II.As England becomes enmeshed in the early days of World War II and the men are away fighting, the women of Chilbury village forge an uncommon bond. They defy the Vicar’s stuffy edict to close the choir and instead “carry on singing,” resurrecting themselves as the Chilbury Ladies’ Choir. We come to know the home-front struggles of five unforgettable choir ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01FPH2N9I
• ASIN: B01FPH2N9I
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

Best Little Stories from World War I: Nearly 100 True Stories

Behind the tangled alliances, feuding royals, and deadly battles are the nearly 100 riveting true stories of the men and women who lived, fought, and survived the first Great War. Based on the writings of soldiers, politicians, kings, nurses, and military leaders, Best Little Stories from World War I humanizes their foibles, triumphs, and tragedies―and chronicles how the emergence of fervent national pride led not only to ruthless combat, but a critical turning point in the twentieth century.Fascinating characters come to life, including:Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnavon, who turned ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1402293437
• UPC: 760789245138
• ASIN: 1402293437
• ISBN: 1402293437
• Manufacturer: Cumberland House

Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)

• ASIN: B01GZY28JA
• ASIN: B01GZY28JA
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

The Best American Short Stories 2018

Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short

• UPC: 746152764

Make Me (with bonus short story Small Wars) : A Jack Reacher Novel

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE GUARDIAN, AND SUSPENSE MAGAZINE - Stephen King calls Jack Reacher "the coolest continuing series character"--and

• UPC: 49744209
• Rating: 3.933

100 Years of The Best American Short Stories

An award-winning short-story writer introduces the stories she has selected from such authors as Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Alexie, Roth, Updike, Oates and more, to present a decade-by-decade examination of the literary trends captured by this series

• UPC: 45056350
• Rating: 5.0

The Rise of the Empire: Star Wars : Featuring the novels Star Wars: Tarkin, Star Wars: A New Dawn, and 3 all-new short stories

Includes two full novels set in the Star Wars galaxy, including a tale about a Jedi who left the fold and a story detailing the life of Grand Moff Tarkin, who ordered the destruction of

• UPC: 45761466

7 best short stories: War - eBook

? ? An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce Two Friends by Guy de Maupassant The Upturned Face by Stephen Crane Editha by William Dean Howells War by Luigi Pirandello The Soul of

• UPC: 305464293

The Best American Short Stories 2005

The Best American Series First, Best, and Best-SellingThe Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from

• UPC: 34682001
• Rating: 3.75

The Best American Short Stories 2018

Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short

• UPC: 616290935

The Best American Short Stories 2017

Best-selling author Meg Wolitzer guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short

• UPC: 55971052
• Rating: 5.0

The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoyevsky

9781420938036

• UPC: 21019188
• Rating: 4.25

Best Russian Short Stories - eBook

For centuries, critics and fans alike have extolled the virtues of the Russian masters of fiction, with many ranking them among the foremost literary artists the world has ever produced. This volume collects finely crafted

• UPC: 699648974
• Rating: 3.5

Rhetorical Short Story : Best American Short Stories on War and the Military, 19

• UPC: 223402015062
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 41 USD

War with the Robots : 28 of the Best Short Stories by the Greatest Names in...

• UPC: 264332060293
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 8 USD

The Rhetorical Short Story: Best American Short Stories on War and the Military,

• UPC: 283503090176
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 77 USD

Best Little Short Stories Civil War SIGNED Book Letters Diaries Soldiers Battles

• UPC: 352769344632
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 11 USD

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• UPC: 353015694617
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 48 USD

The Rhetorical Short Story: Best American Short Stories on War and the Military,

• UPC: 150707663655
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 52 USD

Rhetorical Short Story : Best American Short Stories on War and the Military,...

• UPC: 372931277517
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 23 USD

The Rhetorical Short Story Best American Short Stories on War and th

• UPC: 303246979475
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 23 USD

The Rhetorical Short Story: Best American Short Stories on War and the Military,

• UPC: 392322673327
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 95 USD

The Best of Joe Haldeman SIGNED BY JOE HALDEMAN 1st Edition Trade Hardcover

• UPC: 264667341977
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 55 USD