Acts of war
Holmes, Richard, 1946-20112003
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This wide-ranging and exhaustively researched book is an 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.
Main title:
Acts of war / Richard Holmes.
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003.
Collation:
xii, 436 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: as Firing line. London: Random House, 1985.Includes bibliographical references (p. 412-422) and index.
ISBN:
9780297846680 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
106075
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