An Intimate History of Killing: Face-To-Face Killing in Twentieth-Century Warfare (2000) By Joanna Bourke
 
In this study, the author uses the letters, diaries, memoirs, and reports of veterans from three conflicts - the First and Second World Wars and the Vietnam War - to establish a picture of the man-at-arms. She suggests that the structure of war encourages pleasure in killing and that ordinary, gentle human beings in civilian life can become enthusiastic killers without becoming brutalized by the horrors of combat.
 
Soft Cover
564 Pages
In Good Condition