Another War Story?

Another peice of literature we read that deals with war. I mean, I realize that 21st century literature cannot completely avoid being about war because we have been at war for most of it. It's getting a little tiresome though. I thought people used to read books to escape reality and involve themselves in a fictionional tale. As I started reading Black Watch, I felt as though I was in store for just another story about the war in the Middle East.
I typed Black Watch in to a Google Images search and came up with some interesting results...
The first is of the Black Watch in I believe in 1908.
The second is of the Black Watch in Iraq in 2004.