Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters Sarah Waters’ brilliant book (which was shortlisted for the Man Booker and Orange Prize), is told backwards through the bombings and black outs of World War II ...

the savage peace that followed war, along with the failed attempts at a League of Nations, the rise of Hitler, and the rumblings of the next World War. A richly packed 144 pages of war reportage ...

This year the world will mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, when Japan formally surrendered to the Allies and ended the horrors of World War II. Eight decades later, ''Hold Strong,'' a work of ...