How to write about war

How to Write About War is not just a manual on fiction writing. Its author, Ron Capps, served in the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, and National Guard for 25 years. He is a veteran of combat operations in Afghanistan and has served in missions in Darfur, Chad, and the Central African Republic.

The book is intended primarily for military personnel, current and former, and touches not only on universal issues of fiction writing, such as time and space, character, theme, point of view, dialogue and episode construction, beginning and end, but also on such specifics as writing out war experiences and working with trauma. The author also discusses proofreading and editing the text, and gives useful advice on publishing and promoting the book.

This book is for those who, like the author, have been through the crucible of war, seen sweat, blood, and death, and know what brotherhood and self-sacrifice are. And also for anyone who simply wants to write better.