From War and Peace to All Quiet on the Western Front, war novels have shone a light on the trauma and heroism that comes from war and the military.

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "I try not to," he replied. "The trick with real historical figures is to be honest and stay true to their spirit." One of the few ...

Chigozie Obioma loves to destabilize the way his readers experience the novel as a genre. The Nigerian writer is arguably most daring on this front in his latest novel, in which he delves farther back ...

A poster for Mike Nichols' 1970 comedy 'Catch-22' starring Alan Arkin. (Photo by Movie Poster Image Art/Getty Images) On this list, I have compiled 20 books that everyone should read to understand the ...

Every Memorial Day, millions of Americans pause to remember those who gave their lives in service. This year, we're honoring that legacy through unforgettable stories—spotlighting heroes both real and ...

Few events in modern history have inspired as many books as World War II. More than 80 years after the conflict ended, historians, journalists, soldiers, and survivors have continued to document ...

George Henry Thomas (1816–1870) was one of the top four Union generals of the American Civil War. He was, in fact, the only one to successfully rout a Confederate army from the battlefield. Thomas ...

Every war begins in blind folly and ends in unimagined suffering. This is true of all wars but especially of the First World War. Its catalysts were so trivial and its consequences so apocalyptic that ...