Night in the Front Line and Other Second World War Stories - Softcover

Ann-Marie Einhaus (ed.)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0712356975 ISBN 13: 9780712356978

Publisher: British Library Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

The Second World War sparked the writing of hundreds of short stories, by servicemen and women as well as civilians. They appeared in magazines and collections during and after the war, and addressed all areas of the conflict, from the home front to service abroad. Short stories offer a wonderful insight into everyday concerns on the various front lines, and illustrate the humour that kept up morale, as well as the despair and confusion felt by so many. Some authors who captured the experience of the Second World War in short fiction are still very well known today. But given how central a place the War holds in Britain's national memory, relatively few short stories from the period are readily available in print. This anthology introduces a selection of stories that are both unique representations of individual war experience and representative of larger trends.

About this title

About the Author

Ann-Marie Einhaus is Senior Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Northumbria University. She is the editor of The Prisoner's Defence and Other First World War Stories.

Edition details

• Publisher: British Library Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0712356975
• ISBN 13: 9780712356978
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224