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For Whom the Bell Tolls
1940 novel by Ernest Hemingway
A Farewell to Arms
1929 novel by Ernest Hemingway
Catch-22
Catch-22 is a satirical war novel by American author Joseph Heller. It was his debut novel. He began writing it in 1953; the novel was first published in 1961. Often cited as one of the most significant novels of the 20th century, it uses a distinctive non-chronological third-person omniscient narration, describing events from the points of view of different characters. The separate storylines are out of sequence so the timeline develops along with the plot.
Slaughterhouse-Five
'''''Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death''''' is a 1969 semi-autobiographic science fiction–infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut. It follows the life experiences of Billy Pilgrim, from his early years, to his time as an American soldier and chaplain's assistant during World War II, to the post-war years. Throughout the novel, Billy frequently travels back and forth through time. The protagonist deals with a temporal crisis as a result of his post-war psychological trauma. The text centers on Billy's capture by the German Army and his survival of the Alli
Mockingjay
Mockingjay is a 2010 dystopian young adult fiction novel by American author Suzanne Collins. It is chronologically the last installment of The Hunger Games series, following 2008's The Hunger Games and 2009's Catching Fire. The book concludes the story of Katniss Everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical Capitol.
The Hunt for Red October
1984 novel by Tom Clancy
Across the River and into the Trees
1950 novel by Ernest Hemingway
All the Light We Cannot See
2014 novel by Anthony Doerr
Red Storm Rising
1986 novel by Tom Clancy
The Sympathizer
2015 novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Moon Is Down
1942 novella by John Steinbeck
From Here to Eternity
1951 novel by James Jones
The Thin Red Line
novel by James Jones
Red Rising
2014 novel by Pierce Brown
The Winds of War
1971 novel by Herman Wouk
The March
2005 novel by E. L. Doctorow
Beasts of No Nation
2005 novel by Uzodinma Iweala
The Young Lions
1948 novel by Irwin Shaw
The Short-Timers
1979 novel by Gustav Hasford
SSN
1996 novel by Tom Clancy
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
2012 novel by Ben Fountain
The Firebrand
1987 novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
1968 book about fictional MASH unit 4077