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What It Is Like to Go to War



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August 30, 2011

What It Is Like to Go to War

In 1968, at the age of twenty-three, Karl Marlantes was dropped into the highland jungle of Vietnam, an inexperienced lieutenant answerable for a platoon of forty Marines who would live or die by his decisions. Marlantes survived, but like several of his brothers in arms, he has spent the last forty years dealing war experience. In What It Is Like to Go to War, Marlantes takes a deeply personal and candid look at what it is prefer to experience the ordeal of combat, critically examining how we have a tendency to might better prepare our troopers for war. In What It Is Like to Go to War Marlantes weaves riveting accounts of his combat experiences with thoughtful analysis, self-examination, and his readings—from Homer to The Mahabharata to Jung. He makes it clear simply how poorly ready our nineteen-year-warriors are for the psychological and non secular aspects of the journey.

Simply as Matterhorn is already being acclaimed as acclaimed as a classic of war literature, What It Is Like to Go to War is set to become required reading for anyone—soldier or civilian—curious about this visceral and all too essential part of the human experience.

What It Is Like to Go to War

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