War

A war novel is a novel in which the primary action takes place in a field of armed combat, or in a domestic setting (or home front) where the characters are preoccupied with the preparations for, or recovery from, war.


See history for specific wars.
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Night
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War and Peace

Sun Tzu
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Herbert Hoover
Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.
Herbert Hoover

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