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The Great War and Modern Memory: The Illustrated Edition

by Paul Fussell

Sterling. 2009. 452p. illus. maps. bibliog. index. 2012. ISBN 9781402791666. pap. $17.95.

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An erudite yet accessible landmark study. This illustrated version will draw more readers to a book that places the war and its effects in deep cultural context.

Reviewed by Edwin B. Burgess, Margaret Heilbrun , Nov 01, 2013

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