Total Mobilization: World War II and American Literature
World War II was a time of paradox: victory amidst catastrophe, democracy spread by violence, individualism drafted for propaganda. Looking at poetry and novels helps us see how American culture struggled to make sense of the war.
Roy Scranton is assistant professor of English at the University of Notre Dame.
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