Axis/Axes to Grind: Political Slants in American World War II Novels, 1945-1975

by Milton A. Cohen

Axis/Axes to Grind studies various types of political themes in American World War II novels of three decades. "Political", which is essentially about power and control, includes interpreting the meaning of the war and predicting the political climate of post-war America (The Naked and the Dead, The Young Lions); exploring the dynamics of individual and group rebellions against military authority (From Here to Eternity, The Caine Mutiny, Catch-22);...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949979741
• ISBN13: 9781949979749
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Clemson University Press W/ Lup
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"