From World War I to Iraq and Afghanistan
I recently watched the 92-year-old silent film The Big Parade, King Vidor’s 1925 epic that stunned American audiences with its depiction of the horrors of trench warfare in World War I. The story, backed by a magnificent score in the restored film, follows three men—a...Film review: Thank You For Your Service (released Oct. 27, 2017)
One of the more harrowing scenes in David Finkel’s incredible book Thank You For Your Service takes place in Adam Schumann’s basement. It’s the middle of the afternoon. Schumann sits by the furnace, a loaded shotgun under his chin, safety off and his finger on the...Remembering together and listening to veterans
Before it was it was renamed “Veterans Day” in 1954, America commemorated Armistice Day. That started in 1919, one year to the day after the Armistice of Compiègne ended the industrial warfare that had killed 10 million young men with machine gun fire, artillery...Veterans and the national anthem
The climactic scene of Ben Fountain’s excellent novel Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk takes place in the middle of a Dallas Cowboys football game. Billy and the rest of his platoon, fresh from vicious combat in Iraq and being put on display around the...Home Free: An American Road trip
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"Ethan Casey listened hard and well in his books on Haiti and Pakistan. Now he's listening to America." - Paul Rogat Loeb
Alive and Well in Pakistan: A Human Journey in a Dangerous Time
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"Compulsory reading for anyone visiting Pakistan" - Harvard International Review
"The author's real journey is a search for common humanity." - The Daily Telegraph
Bearing the Bruise: A Life Graced by Haiti
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"A heartfelt account" - Paul Farmer
Live at the Forbidden City
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"A vivid account of China's musical past" - Songlines