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The Great War and Modern Memory
Ever wonder how a war so horrific it shredded entire generations could also reshape the way we tell stories? World War I didn’t just kill millions — it killed a whole way of thinking about life, heroism, and even poetry. Paul Fussell’s book digs into how the mud, blood, and absurdity of the trenches rewrote the English literary playbook, for better and for worse.
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