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Content & Trigger Warnings for Once there was a war (1943)

5 content warnings identified for this book.

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Yes, Once there was a war (1943) contains 5 content warnings : Death of a child, Grief / bereavement (major focus), War / combat, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence.

The most severe warnings are for War / combat (severity 5/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5), Gun violence (severity 4/5).

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Mental Health & Emotional

2/5Referenced

Young soldiers dying in combat

3/5Depicted

Steinbeck's war correspondence conveys the grief and loss experienced by soldiers and civilians in WWII

Other

5/5Depicted

WWII combat reporting from frontlines

Violence & Physical Harm

4/5Depicted

Graphic war violence and battlefield descriptions

4/5Depicted

Extensive firearms combat in wartime