Ronald R. Gray has taught English at universities in the United States, Japan, South Korea and China. He lives in Gongju, South Korea.

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• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. “The Extirpation of Boy Fussell”2. “In the Eighteenth Century I Found It”3. Oh! What a Lovely Book!4. “It Is Simply Part of One’s Life”5. An Essayist at Heart6. Sheer, Vulgar Experience and the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb7. “A Touchy Subject”: Class in America8. “The Real War Will Never Get in the Books”9. The BADness of American Culture10. The War Continues: An Anthology, Introduction and Lectures11. Defending “Not a Very Nice Fellow”12. The Autobiography of a Natural Warrior13. A Book about Appearances and Belonging14. A Final Look at the “Good War”15. The Power of Facing Unpleasant TruthsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Ronald R. Gray has taught English at universities in the United States, Japan, South Korea and China. He lives in Gongju, South Korea.

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• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. “The Extirpation of Boy Fussell”2. “In the Eighteenth Century I Found It”3. Oh! What a Lovely Book!4. “It Is Simply Part of One’s Life”5. An Essayist at Heart6. Sheer, Vulgar Experience and the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb7. “A Touchy Subject”: Class in America8. “The Real War Will Never Get in the Books”9. The BADness of American Culture10. The War Continues: An Anthology, Introduction and Lectures11. Defending “Not a Very Nice Fellow”12. The Autobiography of a Natural Warrior13. A Book about Appearances and Belonging14. A Final Look at the “Good War”15. The Power of Facing Unpleasant TruthsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Ronald R. Gray has taught English at universities in the United States, Japan, South Korea and China. He lives in Gongju, South Korea.

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• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. “The Extirpation of Boy Fussell”2. “In the Eighteenth Century I Found It”3. Oh! What a Lovely Book!4. “It Is Simply Part of One’s Life”5. An Essayist at Heart6. Sheer, Vulgar Experience and the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb7. “A Touchy Subject”: Class in America8. “The Real War Will Never Get in the Books”9. The BADness of American Culture10. The War Continues: An Anthology, Introduction and Lectures11. Defending “Not a Very Nice Fellow”12. The Autobiography of a Natural Warrior13. A Book about Appearances and Belonging14. A Final Look at the “Good War”15. The Power of Facing Unpleasant TruthsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex