War Stories

Joe Haldeman

Night Shade Books, 2005 - Fiction - 398 pages

An omnibus of Joe Haldeman's war stories, this will be an important book that gives massive insight into Vietnam from the perspective of one of the finest science fiction writers in the field.
Includes the stories "War Year," "1968," "Time Piece," "The Private War of Private Jacob," "To Howard Hughes: A Modest Proposal," "The Monster," "Graves," "A Separate War," and "Giza." Plus the long narrative poems "Saul's Death" and "DX" as well as three essays by Haldeman about his experiences in Vietnam and about writing "The Forever War," "1968," "War Year," and short fiction.

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Review: War Stories

User Review  - Zvi - Goodreads

Two interested and vivid novels make up this book, "War Year" and "1968", along with a few short stories and poems (I'd read all of those before, I think). The two novels deal directly with the author ...

Review: War Stories

User Review  - Loren - Goodreads

i didn't actually read the whole thing, but the two longer novellas in the book were awesome. i forgot how much i love to read vietnam war fiction written by veterans.

About the author

Joe Haldeman has uniquely blended a strong interest in astronomy and with his love for writing to publish numerous novels, anthologies and short stories over three decades. He holds a B.S. in astronomy from the University of Maryland (1967), and an M.F.A. in English from the Iowa Writers Workshop (1975). An adjunct professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Haldeman has also taught at Michigan State, Larion West Seattle, SUNY Buffalo, Princeton, University of North Dakota, Kent State and the University of North Florida Haldeman's works include War Year (1972), The Forever War (1975), Worlds (1981), Worlds Apart (1983), Tools of the Trade (1987), and The Hemingway Hoax (1990). He has also co-authored and edited numerous works of science fiction. Born in Oklahoma on June 9, 1943, Haldeman grew up in Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Washington D.C., and Alaska. He was drafted into the military in 1967, fighting in the Central Highlands of Vietnam as a combat engineer with the 4th Division (1/22nd Airmobile Battalion), for which he received the Purple Heart, among other medals.

Bibliographic information

• Title: War Stories
• Author: Joe Haldeman
• Publisher: Night Shade Books, 2005
• ISBN: 1597800228, 9781597800228
• Length: 398 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Science Fiction / General