Homage to Catalonia

I love history, but I tend to shy
away from war narratives; I get
lost in the details about weapons
and strategies. Homage to Catalonia
is a different kind of war narrative,
the story of a man who never glamorized
war (except, perhaps, when he enlisted).
I loved the chapters about day-to-day
life. I can just see the generals and
admirals telling Orwell, “Don't tell them
that!” I found myself wanting to post
chapters to young American men I know serving
in Iraq and asking if Orwell's experiences
in the Spanish Civil War rang true for them.
Recommended.