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1 Zlata's Diary
Though not nearly as famous, "Zlata's Diary", the diary of young Zlata Filipovic, has often been compared to the diary of Anne Frank and takes place during the Bosnian civil war (1992-1995).
Tough
15 Q
avis
Mar 31 04
192 plays
2 War Lit and the Authors
For those hooked on books about war and its times. Some are fiction, some are not. I'll provide some facts, and you name the author.
Difficult
15 Q
drushalli
Dec 21 08
261 plays
3 Neil Sheehan: "The Arnheiter Affair"
This quiz will test your knowledge about the events that took place aboard the USS Vance during the Vietnam war. My father served aboard the Vance, but left the Navy (and the Vance) just a month or two short of Arhheiter taking command.
Average
10 Q
iceman2541
Oct 22 09
108 plays
4 Civil War Authors: The Shaara's
The Shaara's authored three of the most brilliant works of Civil War Fiction.
Average
10 Q
charlemagne
Mar 15 00
627 plays
5 "Maus" Hunt
This is a quiz on one of the most riveting, unique, and significant accounts written of a Holocaust survivor.
Tough
20 Q
05Stang
May 14 04
258 plays
6 Vietnam War Lit and Its Authors
More about the books and authors of wartime, this one about the Vietnam era. I provide the facts, and you provide the author. There's a lot of history in the interesting information!
Tough
10 Q
drushalli
Dec 28 08
216 plays
7 WWII War Lit and its Authors
This is another of my quizzes about literature set in wartime and its authors. This one concerns works and authors about World War II.
Difficult
10 Q
drushalli
Jan 17 09
339 plays
8 Books About World War II - Fiction and Non-Fiction
Some questions about books dealing with World War II- some famous, some not, some fiction, some non-fiction.
Difficult
15 Q
jeffa
Jan 07 02
933 plays
9 Spy Tales From the Cold War
There were spy novels long before the Cold War - yet this type of novel flourished most after World War II. There can be no doubt that with authors such as Graham Greene and John Le Carre it has earned itself a place in fiction.
Tough
10 Q
flem-ish
Nov 08 01
399 plays
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Some sample questions from this category:

* The Shaara's were responsible for these fictional accounts of the American Civil War. What was the relationship between these two men?
* Which work does not belong to the Shaara trilogy?
* Which novel was the work of Michael Shaara?
* The trilogy centers around several Civil War generals one of which was Joshua Chamberlain. Unlike many of the other main characters, Chamberlain was not a career military person. What was his occupation before the war?
* Many of the generals on opposing sides were aquaintences from their days at West Point and some even considered themselves close friends. Which pair of opposing friends are central characters in two installments of the trilogy?


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