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Aviation History Classic: The War Lover

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THE WAR LOVER by John Hersey Written in 1959, The War Lover is one of the almost-forgotten great novels about World War II. Perhaps the thing that hurt the book’s repu­tation over the years is the rather poorly received 1962 movie very loosely based on the book—even though it starred Steve McQueen. Despite the movie, it …

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