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War and Peace
15 curated works.
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Chernobyl
Carries a strong pull into books through power and South Asia.
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The Queen's Gambit
Carries a strong pull into books through power and Southern Europe.
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The War Ever
Carries a strong pull into books through identity and South Asia.
Essays
Regarding the Pain of Others
Carries a strong pull into books through identity and South Asia.
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Band of Brothers
2000s
Easy Company from Normandy to the Eagle's Nest. The definitive WWII miniseries.
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Vinland Saga
2010s
A Viking boy seeks revenge, then discovers pacifism. Violence, guilt, and the search for a promised land.
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Come and See
1980s
A Belarusian boy witnesses Nazi atrocities. The most harrowing war film ever made.
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Essays · Strong bridge
The War Ever
1990s
The War Ever is a 1990 essay or critical text by Tara McCarthy, linked to United States and English. It keeps the thought field readable as criticism, argument, and editorial context.
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Television 2010s
Chernobyl
The 1986 nuclear disaster. The cost of lies told by institutions to themselves.
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Books 2000s
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Two women in Kabul bound by war and circumstance. Afghanistan through female endurance.
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Anime 2010s
Violet Evergarden
A former child soldier learns to write letters for others. Post-war healing and emotional literacy.
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Film 1970s
Apocalypse Now
A journey upriver into madness during the Vietnam War. Conrad's Heart of Darkness in the jungle.
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Essays 2000s
Regarding the Pain of Others
War photography and the ethics of looking at suffering. Sontag's final major essay.
Television 2020s
The Queen's Gambit
An orphaned chess prodigy battles addiction and Cold War opponents. Chess as character study.