War Literature

War Literature is a genre of literary production that centers on the thematic, psychological, and socio-political dimensions of armed conflict, distinguished by its focus on the lived experiences of war, its impact on individual and collective identities, and its interrogation of violence, memory, and national narratives within historical or contemporary contexts.

1.1K

Publications

43.9K

Citations

1.1K

Authors

273

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Variants

Literature Of War

Parents

Contemporary Literature

Children

Anti-war LiteratureAutobiographical War WritingCombat ExperienceFirst World War LiteratureHome Front NarrativesNuclear War FictionOccupation LiteraturePatriotic War LiteraturePrisoner Of War NarrativesSecond World War Literature

Publications

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A war imagined: the First World War and English culture

Choice Reviews Online · 1991 · 742 citations

Humanities, History, Literature +15

Writing the war on terrorism: language, politics and counter-terrorism

Choice Reviews Online · 2006 · 698 citations

Social Sciences, Linguistics, Political Communication +10

Violence in War and Peace: An Anthology

Andrew Strathern, Pamela J. Stewart · American Anthropologist · 2005 · 682 citations

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, Peace Studies +14

Bloody Revenge: Emotions, Nationalism, and War.

Robin M. Williams, Thomas J. Scheff · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1995 · 442 citations

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, History +9

Achilles in Vietnam: combat trauma and the undoing of character

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 412 citations

Humanities, History, Military History +10

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Authors

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Jonathan Shay
Tufts Medical Center, United States
5 publications · 502 citations
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Mary A. Favret
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
4 publications · 123 citations
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JL
Jill Lepore
Harvard University Press, United States
4 publications · 236 citations
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Yuval Noah Harari
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
3 publications · 175 citations
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Alice Fahs
University of California, Irvine, United States
3 publications · 172 citations
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Institutions

273

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Venues

Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 237 publications · 13.4K citations
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The American Historical Review
AHR · 31 publications · 2.2K citations
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American Literature
21 publications · 1K citations
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Journal of American History
22 publications · 716 citations
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The Journal of Military History
26 publications · 755 citations
15
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