About this title: World War II has been romanticized almost beyond recognition by "the sentimental, the loony patriotic, the ignorant, and the bloodthirsty". In this study, Paul Fussell goes behind the familiar diplomacy and heroics of history to examine the blunders, petty tyrannies, inconveniences, and deprivations that are many British and American people's memory of the War. There are lively sections on the role of drinking, tobacco, and sex in the war and on the home front; on propaganda; about writers and magazines who recorded the war or who attempted to keep aloft literary standards in a difficult time ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195037975ISBN:0195037979
Description: Very Good. 0195037979 Former Library Copy. Library Markings, otherwise, Binding, Dustjacket, and Pages in excellent condition. Thanks for your business! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1990-10-25
ISBN-13:9780195065770ISBN:0195065778
Description: Fair. Previous owner's name on end paper, pages contain underlining/marking/tanning. Cover shows some wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, N.Y.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780195037975ISBN:0195037979
Description: Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. x + 330pp, illustrated. stained front free endpaper, otherwise near fine in a near fine dust jacket. read more
Description: Good. Hardcover with dust jacket in protective mylar cover--Ex-Library with stamps, markings, card--DJ taped to book--Light wear. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, United States of America
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780195037975ISBN:0195037979
Description: Good. No Jacket. Good. No Jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. No DJ. Water stain on inside FEP. Cocked from poor storage. Pages are clean, text bright. Useful working copy for graduate student, professional. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, Cary, North Carolina, U.S. A
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780195037975ISBN:0195037979
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 330 pages. Light shelfwear; tight, clean book; the jacket has light wear and scuffing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. ISBN: 0195037979 Inventory No: 052367. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1989-09-07
ISBN-13:9780195037975ISBN:0195037979
Description: New. Book is Brand New, Gift condition. Free tracking # included! International buyers are welcome. We ship every business day. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 10/25/1990
ISBN-13:9780195065770ISBN:0195065778
Description: Fine. 0195065778 Ships next business day. NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small blue OUP stamp on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth and Board
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780195037975ISBN:0195037979
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. "He analyzes the wishful thinking and the euphemisms people needed to deal with unacceptable reality..." from the jacket. This is a cloth and board hard back psychology study of World War II, and much more. This is the First Edition and also the First Printing of this book. The condition of this book is Very Good+ and the jacket is also Very Good. The book is firm and the spine is straight. This book has nice tight and clean pages. The pages are also unmarked, ... read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780195037975ISBN:0195037979
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "Now, in WARTIME, Fussell turns to the Second World War, the conflict he himself fought in, to weave a narrative that is both more intensely personal and more wide-ranging. Whereas his former book focused primarily on literary figures, on the image of the Great War in literature, here Fussell examines the immediate impact of the war on common soldiers and citizens. " This book has 330 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth Hardback
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780195037975ISBN:0195037979
Description: As New/As New. 0195037979 330pp including index Photos "examines the immediate impact of the war on common soldiers and civilians....describes the psychological and emotional atmosphere of World War II, " read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780195037975ISBN:0195037979
Description: Almost New in Good jacket. History. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. In this book, Paul Fussell examines the immediate impact of the war on common soldiers and civilians. He describes the psychological and emotional atmosphere of World War II. This book is in great shape and does not appear to have been read. The dust jacket is in good shape with one closed tear at the lower front corner of the spine. The jacket is not price clipped and is in new clear protective covering. read more
"It is enormously satisfying to read accounts of wartime deprivation and rationing, like those that are depicted in this book, and then drink an entire pot of rich, fragrant coffee and eat a pile of bacon and eggs, as I'm about to do right now."
"I had to read this book for a college course and I hated it. It had trouble holding my attention and if I didnt have to write a paper on it I wouldnt of finished it."
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