2022 MAY of the MODERNS! - hosted by margaretpinard

'WAR: a book (novel, memoir, poems) about World War I written by an author who actually fought as a soldier during the War'
--from Brian of Bookish (link)
Resources & Recommendations:
“Storm of Steel” Ernst Younger
“Under Fire” Henri Barbusse
“Fear” Gabriel Chevallier
“All Quiet on the Western Front” Erich Maria Remarque
“Goodbye To All That” Robert Graves
“Through the Wheat” Thomas Boyd
“Company K” by William March 
“Paths of Glory” by Humphrey Cobb
All books added
Fear: A Novel of World War I by Gabriel Chevallier

Fear: A Novel of World War I

Gabriel Chevallier

305 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction historical thriller reflective slow-paced
Two Sisters by Rabindranath Tagore, Krishna Kripalani

Two Sisters

Rabindranath Tagore, Krishna Kripalani

104 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff

Journey's End

R. C. Sherriff

missing page info • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction play challenging dark emotional fast-paced
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway

249 pages • first pub 1926 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance reflective slow-paced
Across the Black Waters by Mulk Raj Anand

Across the Black Waters

Mulk Raj Anand

264 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction historical informative fast-paced
The good soldier Švejk and his fortunes in the world war by Jaroslav Hašek

The good soldier Švejk and his fortunes in the world war

The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk During the World War #1-4

Jaroslav Hašek

752 pages • first pub 1921 (editions)

fiction classics historical adventurous funny reflective slow-paced
Under Fire by Henri Barbusse

Under Fire

Henri Barbusse

318 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics emotional slow-paced
First Plays of A A Milne by A.A. Milne

First Plays of A A Milne

A.A. Milne

224 pages • first pub 1919 (editions)

fiction play funny slow-paced
The Happy Foreigner by Enid Bagnold

The Happy Foreigner

Enid Bagnold

220 pages • first pub 1920 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional informative slow-paced
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain

Testament of Youth

Vera Brittain

688 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)

nonfiction classics history memoir emotional informative inspiring slow-paced