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My fascination with The Backwash of War, by Ellen N. La Motte, began twenty-five years ago, when I was a graduate student tracing the untold history of American antiwar writing for what would become my first book, War No More. I knew immediately that this long...

“I’m in contact with some drug company to fund my upcoming event so naturally I thought of you,” read the text that popped up on my phone, accompanied by the face palm emoji. It was from my sister, a registered nurse who works on a neonatal intensive care unit...