An Intimate History of Killing

An explosive book that puts the killing back into military history.

First sentence: Stories of combat provide a way of coping with a fundamental tension of war: although the act of killing another person in battle may invoke a wave of nauseous distress, it may also incite intense feelings of pleasure.

Year

1999

Language

English

Publisher

Basic Books

Editions

5

Pages

509

ISBN

9780465007370

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