Kovacs' War, an engaging novel by Donald Robert Wilson, tracks the adventures of foreign correspondent Peter Kovacs through World War I from 1914-1918 As Kovacs reports the violence of the war, his own personal adventures become equally remarkable. Witnessing wartime barbarism firsthand he become lost and disillusioned, entering into a love affair with a beautiful nurse despite the family he loves back home. A British intelligence official coerces Kovacs into conducting espionage for the Allies by threatening to reveal his affair, leading him far astray from merely reporting the war. In between these exploits, Kovacs writes explicit dispatches of the horrors of life in the trenches that will hopefully influence American public opinion and keep the United States out of the foreign conflict. As a result of the continuing stalemate in France, ultimately he concludes that the Allies cannot win without American intervention. His recent spying experiences draw him into a vital role toward convincing his country to enter the war. Back in the United States, sensing the potential loss of her husband to another woman, Kovacs' wife, an army nurse, travels to France to fight for her husband. She discovers that he has become seriously injured, and she clashes head on with his paramour as they attempt to save the life of the man they both love.
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