Writers on War
March 21, 2004
Sean Hemingway writer, grandson, Ernest Hemingway
Paul Fussell professor, English literature, UPenn
James Webb writer, former secretary of navy
Susan Suleiman professor, comparative literature, Harvard

Sean Hemingway, who has just edited a collection of his grandfather's writings titled Hemingway on War, shares his insights with Paul Fussell, author of The Great War and Modern Memory, and James Webb, author of the acclaimed Vietnam novel, Fields of Fire. Harvard Professor Susan Suleiman, who has recently written about World War II and memory, moderates the discussion.

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Publisher: Scribner (2004)
Binding: Paperback, 384 pages
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Publisher: Touchstone (1992)
Binding: Paperback, 208 pages
Image of The Great War and Modern Memory
Author: Paul Fussell
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (2000)
Binding: Paperback, 384 pages
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Author: Paul Fussell
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (1990)
Binding: Paperback, 352 pages
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Publisher: Back Bay Books (1998)
Binding: Paperback, 336 pages
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Publisher: Broadway (2005)
Binding: Paperback, 384 pages
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Publisher: Bantam (2001)
Binding: Mass Market Paperback, 496 pages
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Publisher: Broadway (2008)
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Publisher: Princeton University Press (1992)
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