Elizabeth D. Samet

American literary scholar and professor of English at the United States Military Academy (West Point), author of essays and books on war and literature, including Soldier's Heart.

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  1. 1. Soldier's Heart

    Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West Point

    A reflective memoir by an English professor who teaches literature to West Point cadets, using poems, plays, and novels as a lens to probe courage, fear, and the moral costs of combat; through classroom discussions, visits to deployment zones, and encounters with young soldiers she explores the divide between civilian understanding and military experience, the paradoxes of duty and violence, and how narrative and close reading can give language to trauma and ethical uncertainty while shaping responsibility and empathy.

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