Armageddon in retrospect : and other new and unpublished writings on war and peace /
Kurt Vonnegut ; [introduction by Mark Vonnegut].
- New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons,
- 232 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes non-fiction and short stories.
Letter from PFC Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., to his family, May 29, 1945 -- Kurt Vonnegut at Clowes Hall, Indianapolis, April 27, 2007 -- Wailing shall be in all streets -- Great day -- Guns before butter -- Happy birthday, 1951 -- Brighten up -- Unicorn trap -- Unknown soldier -- Spoils -- Just you and me, Sammy -- Commandant's desk -- Armageddon in retrospect.
Introduction by Mark Vonnegut.
Twelve previously unpublished writings on war and peace include such pieces as an essay on the destruction of Dresden, a story about the first-meal fantasies of three soldiers, and a meditation on the impossibility of shielding children from the temptations of violence.
War--Miscellanea. Peace--Miscellanea. Violence--Miscellanea. World War, 1939-1945--Miscellanea. War. Guerre-- Paix-- Violence--
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945-- War--Miscellanea. Peace--Miscellanea. Violence--Miscellanea. War stories. World War, 1939-1945--Miscellanea. Manners and customs. Peace. Violence. War. Krieg Friede War--Miscellanea. World War, 1939-1945--Miscellanea. Peace--Miscellanea. Violence--Miscellanea. World War, 1939-1945--Miscellanea.
United States--Social life and customs--20th century--Miscellanea. ------ United States--Social life and customs--20th century. United States.
War stories. Aufsatzsammlung. Cuentos de guerra. War fiction. Trivia and miscellanea. War fiction. War stories. War stories.