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Samuel Lynn Hynes (August 29, 1924 - October 5, 2019) was an American author. He won a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for The Soldiers' Tale in 1998. Samuel Hynes was born in Chicago. He attended the University of Minnesota and Columbia University.^[1]

Hynes served as a Marine Corps pilot from 1943 until 1946 and in 1952 and 1953. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross.^[1] He discussed his experiences as a pilot in the documentary series The War by Ken Burns (2007).^[2] Burns interviewed Hynes again for The Vietnam War (2017), where Hynes discussed his experiences at Northwestern University during its anti-Vietnam War protests.

Hynes was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature emeritus at Princeton University. His other books include On War and Writing (University of Chicago Press, 2018), A War Imagined^[3], The Growing Seasons^[1] and The Unsubstantial Air: American Fliers in the First World War published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in October 2014.^[4]

Alex Preston (born 1979), British author and journalist, and his brother Samuel Preston (1982) lead singer of English band The Ordinary Boys, are among his grandsons.^[5]^[6]

Hynes died of congestive heart failure at the age of 95 in his home in Princeton, New Jersey, on 5 October 2019.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Samuel Hynes". Bloomsbury. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
^ Sam Hynes
^ Hynes, Samuel Lynn (1991). A war imagined: the First World War and English culture. Atheneum. ISBN 978-0-689-12128-9.
^ "Five Under-The-Radar Reads From Librarian Nancy Pearl," NPR, December 19, 2014.
^ Carole Cadwalladr (19 July 2009). "Interview with Preston, former singer with the Ordinary Boys and now launching a solo career". The Observer. UK. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
^ "Fifteen minutes with Samuel Preston, singer_guitarist_songwriter with The Ordinary Boys and fan of Morrissey". Julie Hamill. February 20, 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
^ "Samuel Hynes, Professor Whose Books Taught Lessons of War, Dies at 95". The New York Times. 18 October 2019.

[bloom-1] "Samuel Hynes". Bloomsbury. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[2] Sam Hynes

[Hynes1991-3] Hynes, Samuel Lynn (1991). A war imagined: the First World War and English culture. Atheneum. ISBN 978-0-689-12128-9.

[4] "Five Under-The-Radar Reads From Librarian Nancy Pearl," NPR, December 19, 2014.

[5] Carole Cadwalladr (19 July 2009). "Interview with Preston, former singer with the Ordinary Boys and now launching a solo career". The Observer. UK. Retrieved 22 October 2011.

[Julie_Hamill-6] "Fifteen minutes with Samuel Preston, singer_guitarist_songwriter with The Ordinary Boys and fan of Morrissey". Julie Hamill. February 20, 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[7] "Samuel Hynes, Professor Whose Books Taught Lessons of War, Dies at 95". The New York Times. 18 October 2019.

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-'''Samuel Lynn Hynes''' (born August 29, 1924) is an American author. He won a [[Robert F. Kennedy Book Award]] for ''The Soldiers' Tale'' in 1998. Samuel Hynes was born in [[Chicago]]. He attended the [[University of Minnesota]] and [[Columbia University]].<ref name=bloom/>
+'''Samuel Lynn Hynes''' (August 29, 1924 - October 5, 2019) was an American author. He won a [[Robert F. Kennedy Book Award]] for ''The Soldiers' Tale'' in 1998. Samuel Hynes was born in [[Chicago]]. He attended the [[University of Minnesota]] and [[Columbia University]].<ref name=bloom/>
 Hynes served as a [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] pilot from 1943 until 1946 and in 1952 and 1953. He received the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]].<ref name=bloom/> He discussed his experiences as a pilot in the documentary series ''[[The War (2007 TV series)|The War]]'' by [[Ken Burns]] (2007).<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/thewar/detail_5191.htm Sam Hynes]</ref> Burns interviewed Hynes again for ''[[The Vietnam War (TV series)|The Vietnam War]]'' (2017), where Hynes discussed his experiences at [[Northwestern University]] during its [[anti-Vietnam War protests]].
-Hynes is a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]] and Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature emeritus at [[Princeton University]]. His other books include ''On War and Writing'' (University of Chicago Press, 2018), ''A War Imagined''<ref name="Hynes1991">{{cite book |last=Hynes|first=Samuel Lynn |title=A war imagined: the First World War and English culture|year=1991|publisher=Atheneum|isbn=978-0-689-12128-9}}</ref>, ''The Growing Seasons''<ref name=bloom>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloomsbury.com/author/samuel-hynes|title=Samuel Hynes|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref> and ''The Unsubstantial Air: American Fliers in the First World War'' published by [[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]] in October 2014.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2014/12/19/371651268/5-under-the-radar-reads-from-librarian-nancy-pearl "Five Under-The-Radar Reads From Librarian Nancy Pearl," NPR, December 19, 2014.]</ref>
+Hynes was a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]] and Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature emeritus at [[Princeton University]]. His other books include ''On War and Writing'' (University of Chicago Press, 2018), ''A War Imagined''<ref name="Hynes1991">{{cite book |last=Hynes|first=Samuel Lynn |title=A war imagined: the First World War and English culture|year=1991|publisher=Atheneum|isbn=978-0-689-12128-9}}</ref>, ''The Growing Seasons''<ref name=bloom>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloomsbury.com/author/samuel-hynes|title=Samuel Hynes|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref> and ''The Unsubstantial Air: American Fliers in the First World War'' published by [[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]] in October 2014.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2014/12/19/371651268/5-under-the-radar-reads-from-librarian-nancy-pearl "Five Under-The-Radar Reads From Librarian Nancy Pearl," NPR, December 19, 2014.]</ref>
 [[Alex Preston (author)|Alex Preston]] (born 1979), British author and journalist, and his brother [[Preston (singer)|Samuel Preston]] (1982) lead singer of English band [[The Ordinary Boys]], are among his grandsons.<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Carole Cadwalladr]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/19/preston-ordinary-boys-chanelle |title=Interview with Preston, former singer with the Ordinary Boys and now launching a solo career |work=[[The Observer]] |location=UK |accessdate=22 October 2011 |date=19 July 2009}}</ref><ref name="Julie Hamill">{{cite web|url=http://www.juliehamill.com/post/41897602444/fifteen-minutes-with-samuel-preston|title=Fifteen minutes with Samuel Preston, singer_guitarist_songwriter with The Ordinary Boys and fan of Morrissey|date=February 20, 2013|publisher=[[Julie Hamill]]|accessdate=7 June 2014}}</ref>
+Hynes died of congestive [[heart failure]] at the age of 95 in his home in [[Princeton, New Jersey]], on 5 October 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/books/samuel-hynes-dead.html |title=Samuel Hynes, Professor Whose Books Taught Lessons of War, Dies at 95 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
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