War Stories

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It is November 11th, known here in the U.S. as Veteran’s Day, formerly Armistice Day to remember the end of WWI but expanded to honor all veterans who have fought for their country, so …

Do you read war stories? Fictional ones? Histories?


Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!

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44 responses

  1. The Social Frog

    Mine is up:
    http://www.thesocialfrog.com/?p=603

  2. Lori

    Interesting question. Here’s my answer for Book Through Thursday.

  3. smellincoffee

    My response to that has changed through time. 🙂

    http://thisweekatthelibrary.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday-war-stories.html

  4. gautami tripathy

    http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-war-stories.html

  5. kell1976

    Here’s mine: http://wp.me/pFyoG-o3

  6. iwriteinbooks

    At first I thought “no” but I guess that was a hasty thought!

    BTT: War, huh, What It Is Good For?

  7. Yvonne

    My answer is here

  8. The Literary Omnivore

    Interesting! My answer is here.

  9. vampira2468

    http://dementedreading.blogspot.com/2010/11/war-time-hunting.html

  10. Alayne

    I’ll read the occasional fiction piece with a war in it, but I don’t really read nonfiction or history books that often.

    My new What Were They Thinking? post is up at The Crowded Leaf.

  11. Ginger

    Remembering & honoring all Vets today! Thanks for incorporating this week’s question with that.
    You can see my answer here: http://g-reads.blogspot.com/

  12. Kim

    I AM a vet so this was a great question for today! Mine is here!

  13. DawnTreader

    Like someone else above my first thought was “no” but then I started thinking… http://islandofvoices.blogspot.com/2010/11/btt-war-stories.html

  14. MizB

    Short & sweet, today:
    http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/btt-war-stories/

    ~MizB

  15. Suey

    It’s inspired me to make a Top Ten list:

    http://sueysbooks.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-top-tens-war-stories.html

  16. Brandi

    Hiya! Here’s my response:

    http://hookbookers.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-it-through-thursday.html

  17. Crestina

    Here’s mine…

    http://addlife21.blogspot.com/2010/11/war-stories.html

  18. Bev

    Great question for today! Here’s mine: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday-war.html

  19. Kristie

    Here’s mine:

    Booking Through Thursday: War Stories

  20. Alison

    I have read far fewer of these recently than I thought! I’m going to have to get started on this.

  21. Shelley

    Nothing but literature can hope to approach what our vets have gone through.

  22. Meg

    First time here:

    http://theramblingsontheway.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday.html

  23. Melissa W.

    Here is mine:
    http://jaynesbooks.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday.html

  24. mary Ann Langan

    I only read fictional ones. The White Queen, The Red Queen, and some Civil War books.

  25. mervih

    Sometimes. Here’s my answer: http://mervih.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/war-stories/

  26. Leslie

    An occasional war story is ok… here’s the full post:
    War Stories

  27. melissa

    Good question!

    Here is my post:

    http://www.foozago.com/blog/2010/11/booking-through-thursday/

  28. Kelly

    This was a hard one for me.
    Reading the Paranormal

  29. Matthew

    Wars have such huge presence in literature. My full answer is up.

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  31. curlygeek04

    I’m new to this meme — I real a lot of historical fiction so I’ve read quite a few books about wars. My response is here: http://thebookstop.wordpress.com/

  32. lizzyJ

    ha it has been forever since I have participated but I am here and thank you for letting me participate!

    http://historicallyobsessed.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday.html

  33. Megan

    Happy Veteran’s Day!! Be sure to thanks a soldier 😀

    Here is mine –> http://xenophobic-bibliophile.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday-4.html

  34. Megan

    *thank

  35. Hannah

    Here’s Mine!

    Booking Through Thursday – Veterans Day

  36. cdmaczane

    Not enough! Here’s my answer, http://cdmaczane.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/booking-through-thursday-and-rebecca-by-daphne-dumaurier/

  37. Stormi

    Not for me.

    http://writesthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/11/btt-veterans-day.html

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  39. sara

    sort of… http://readandbead.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday-war-stories.html

  40. Unruly Reader

    I’m a peaceful sort, but I love me the war books. Here’s a list of some of my favorites:
    http://unrulyreader.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday-war-stories.html

  41. Nathalie

    I chose this non-fiction war time report for my entry today. Sorry for the delay.

    If you have time, do drop by:

    Mind of Adolf Hitler: My Choice

  42. Tina Kubala

    http://tinakubala.com/2010/11/11/booksinhonorofveteransday.aspx

  43. pinaymama

    mine is up!

    http://thefishgate.blogspot.com/2010/11/war-stories.html

  44. Liro Mega

    I have read a few…check out list at:

    Booking Through Thursday: Borrowing etc.