Magazine Review: High Adventure #164: War Fiction – F. Van Wyck Mason

Magazine Review: High Adventure #164: War Fiction – F. Van Wyck Mason edited by James Gunnison Filling in a back issue here, this one is World War One stories, mostly by the fellow mentioned in the title. Francis Van Wyck Mason (1901-1978), the introduction tells us, was a veteran of the French Army and then… Continue reading Magazine Review: High Adventure #164: War Fiction – F. Van Wyck Mason

Book Review: All Quiet on the Western Front

Book Review: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque We open on a good day for Paul Bäumer and the men of the Second Company.  The sun is shining, there’s a light breeze to cool them, and they’re getting double rations.  The reason the men are getting double rations is that half… Continue reading Book Review: All Quiet on the Western Front