The soldier : a history of courage, sacrifice and brotherhood
From Wellington's battles against the French in Spain to the horrors of deadly house-to-house fighting by US Marines in Fallujah, this unique history of the soldier provides a penetrating insight into the politics, emotions and psychology of war and its aftermath, drawing upon hundreds of narrative accounts of warfare written by soldiers (and sailors, airmen and marines) from many nations, including contemporary accounts from Iraq and Afghanistan.
"From Wellington's battles against the French in Spain to the horrors of deadly house-to-house fighting by US Marines in Fallujah, this unique history of the soldier provides a penetrating insight into the politics, emotions and psychology of war and its aftermath, drawing upon hundreds of narrative accounts of warfare written by soldiers (and sailors, airmen and marines) from many nations, including contemporary accounts from Iraq and Afghanistan."@en
"Follows the enlisted from basic training to discharge or death. Drawing upon hundreds of narrative accounts, it reveals how soldiers confront the possibility of death; the mental and social conditioning to fight in battle; and the anguish of the death of comrades."
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