Reaction to opening lines of war stories
Opening Lines of War Stories
"In the fall the war was always there, but we did not go to it anymore."
"In Another Country" Ernest Hemingway
"It was a bad time. Frenchie Tucker was dead."
"The war tried to kill us in the spring."
"We shot dogs." Going After Caccicato Tim O'Brien
The Yellow Birds Kevin Powers
Redeployment Phil Klay
"The men of bravo are not cold."
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Ben Fountain
"In Nam there are helicopters that pick up parts and pieces of body."
"Bury The Body, Bury The Thought?'
Stan Platke
"Military action is important to the state, so it is imperative to examine it."
The Art of War Sun Tzu