Paul Fussell, RIP

GA Russell · 05-28-2012, 05:42 PM

Paul Fussell has died.

Here is his New York Times obituary.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/bo...pagewanted=all

stonetools · 05-28-2012, 05:59 PM

His magnum opus was The Great War and Modern Memory.
I read another of books, Class and it was excellent, wickedly barbed satire. Recommended.

bfisher · 05-28-2012, 09:58 PM

He was badly wounded in France in WW2 as an infantry Lt. His book "Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War" is also a rewarding read, although not a cultural landmark like "The Great War and Modern Memory"

poohbear_nc · 05-28-2012, 09:59 PM

A superb historian of wars .... his keen erudition & insights will be sorely missed.

Lazybones · 05-31-2012, 12:27 PM

I remember reading his books in an undergraduate seminar on the experience of modern warfare, back in the late 80s. Changed the way I thought about war, from a focus on weapons and technology to the people who used them and were in turn destroyed by them (even if they were never took a physical wound).

05-28-2012, 05:42 PM	#1
GA Russell Ticats/Als, Riders/Lions Posts: 7,718 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Paul Fussell, RIP Paul Fussell has died. Here is his New York Times obituary. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/bo...pagewanted=all

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stonetools Wizard Posts: 2,016 Karma: 2838487 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Ipad, IPhone	His magnum opus was The Great War and Modern Memory. I read another of books, Class and it was excellent, wickedly barbed satire. Recommended.

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bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	He was badly wounded in France in WW2 as an infantry Lt. His book "Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War" is also a rewarding read, although not a cultural landmark like "The Great War and Modern Memory"

05-28-2012, 09:59 PM	#4
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,264 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	A superb historian of wars .... his keen erudition & insights will be sorely missed.

05-31-2012, 12:27 PM	#5
Lazybones Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 1719250 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento Device: Kindle	I remember reading his books in an undergraduate seminar on the experience of modern warfare, back in the late 80s. Changed the way I thought about war, from a focus on weapons and technology to the people who used them and were in turn destroyed by them (even if they were never took a physical wound).