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Acts of War de Richard Holmes

Acts of War

Autor Richard Holmes
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 sep 1989
Through interviews, historical accounts, and numerous years of research, Richard Holmes examines the behavior of men in battle through the course of war.

In this compelling attempt to explain the nature of war, the experience of a soldier during the days of battle is revealed. Acts of War takes readers through a soldier's experience from beginning to end--starting with the tribulations of basic training to the terror and exhaustion of battle.

"Brilliant, totally fascinating... This compelling, forceful volume is a monumental addition to the study of war and its impact on the men who fight the battles." - John G. Barrett, Dallas Times-Herald

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ISBN-13: 9780029148518
ISBN-10: 0029148510
Pagini: 464
Ilustrații: 1
Dimensiuni: 151 x 232 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.69 kg
Editura: Free Press

Notă biografică

Richard Holmes is Consultant Historian to the British Army Staff College. Educated at the universities of Cambridge, Reading, and Northern Illinois, he taught at England's Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, from 1969 to 1986. He lives in Ropley, England, with his wife and two daughters.

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This ambitious, wide-ranging, exhaustively researched book is a compelling attempt to grasp the very nature of war. It takes us through the soldier's experience in its entirety - from the humiliation of basic training and the intense comradeship of army life, to the terror, isolation and exhaustion of battle. What does it feel like to be in the firing line? How does killing change a man? And what do the extreme conditions of war reveal about a man's basic instincts, his courage or his fear, his urge for self-preservation or self-sacrifice?Covering several centuries of warfare, and including the personal recollections of veterans from two World Wars, from Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands and the Arab-Israeli conflicts, Richard Holmes gives us a powerful picture of what motivates the soldier and enables him to maintain the struggle in conditions of extreme degradation and danger.