title: A Farewell to Arms (A Scribner Classic)
author:  Ernest Hemingway 
description: In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war, to the 'war to end all wars'. He volunteered for ambulance service in Italy, was wounded and twice decorated. Out of his experience came A Farewell to Arms. Hemingway's description of war is unforgettable. He recreates the fear, the comradeship, the courage of his young American volunteer, and the men and women he meets in Italy, with total conviction. But A Farewell to Arms is not only a novel of war. In it Hemingway has also created a love story of immense drama and uncompromising passion.
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  A FAREWELL
  TO ARMS
  Ernest Hemingway
  
  Contributors: Brian Phillips, David Hopson, Patrick Flanagan, Boomie Aglietti
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  Arms. Other editions may vary. 
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