war story
an account or anecdote concerning one's personal experiences, especially in military combat, during a war.
Informal. a story about hardships, ordeals, or adventures one has undergone.
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The casual writing makes the book’s 450-plus pages of text go down easy, even if the reader’s reward is more war stories than insightful analysis.
A famous top cop brags of his successes — and shows his blind spots | Paul Butler | July 30, 2021 | Washington PostWilliams went on to tell a war story about being on a helicopter that was hit by gunfire — only, it wasn’t true.
He said, “war ruined my life,” and told me an absolutely horrific war story.
The Veteran Who Took Home the National Book Award | Jacob Siegel | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Oates veers back into the war story, it is regrettable that certain factual inaccuracies become distractions.
Michael Hastings is a regular contributor to GQ and the author of I Lost My Love in Baghdad: A Modern war story.
As a soldier he has done his duty and is deserving of every support in the circulation of his war story.
Into the Jaws of Death | Jack O'BrienIt is a war story without any war, a sea story without any sea; yet it exhibits a great struggle and rings with a great victory.
Woven with the Ship | Cyrus Townsend BradyA war story; but more of flirtation, love and courtship than of fighting or history.
The Rose of Old St. Louis | Mary DillonTry to weave one into a good war story as did Daudet or Mrs. Andrews.
Short Stories of Various Types | VariousThe war story of which I speak was distinctly the beginning of anything like genuine work for me.
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