An Intimate History of Killing - Face-to-Face Killing in Twentieth-Century Warfare

Klappentext Using letters, diaries, memoirs and reports of veterans from three conflicts, this book aims to establish a picture of the man-at-arms, concluding that war encourages pleasure in killing and turns ordinary people into enthusiastic killers without becoming 'brutalized'. Zusammenfassung Using letters! diaries! memoirs and reports of veterans from three conflicts! this book aims to establish a picture of the man-at-arms! concluding that war encourages pleasure in killing and turns ordinary people into enthusiastic killers without becoming 'brutalized'.

Product details

• Authors: Joanna Bourke, Professor Joanna Bourke
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.03.2000
• EAN: 9781862073210
• ISBN: 978-1-86207-321-0
• No. of pages: 564
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration