Arthur Goldhammer’s “Shooting War”

Aug 7, 2025

Arthur Goldhammer’s brilliant novel Shooting War doesn’t have a subtitle, but if it did my recommendation would be “Coming of Age in the American Empire.”

3 Comments

Terrific review, perfect quotes, and accurate summation. Bravo. R

Maier, Charles S.

Great review of a book that deserves one.

Shooting War https://a.co/d/6Dsnw3m

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