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| Genre/Form: | Personal narratives, American Biography Personal narratives |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Karl Marlantes; Karl Marlantes |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Karl Marlantes |
| ISBN: | 9780802119926 0802119921 9780802145925 0802145922 |
| OCLC Number: | 707253630 |
| Description: | xii, 256 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Temple of Mars -- Killing -- Guilt -- Numbness and violence -- The enemy within -- Lying -- Loyalty -- Heroism -- Home -- The club -- Relating to Mars. |
| Other Titles: | What it's like to go to war |
| Responsibility: | Karl Marlantes. |
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"Karl Marlantes has written a staggeringly beautiful book on combat--what it feels like, what the consequences are and above all, what society must do to understand it. In my eyes he has become the preeminent literary voice on war of our generation. He is a natural storyteller and a deeply profound thinker who not only illuminates war for civilians, but also offers a kind of spiritual guidance to veterans themselves. As this generation of warriors comes home, they will be enormously helped by what Marlantes has written--I'm sure he will literally save lives."--Sebastian Junger <br>"Marlantes brings candor and wrenching self-analysis to bear on his combat experiences in Vietnam, in a memoir-based meditation whose intentions are three-fold: to help soldiers-to-be understand what they're in for; to help veterans come to terms with what they've seen and done; and to help policymakers know what they're asking of the men they send into combat."--"The New Yorker" <br>""What It Is Like to Go to War" is a well-crafted and forcefully argued work that contains fresh and important insights into what it's like to be in a war and what it does to the human psyche."--"The Washington Post" <br>"Marlantes is the best American writer right now on war . . . With "What It Is Like to Go to War" a second Marlantes book resides on the top shelf of American literature."--Anthony Swofford, author of "Jarhead" <br>""What It Is Like to Go to War" ought to be mandatory reading by potential infantry recruits and by residents of any nation that sends its kids--Marlantes's word--into combat."--"San Francisco Chronicle" <br>"In this thoughtful, literate work of self-exorcism, Marlantes tells tales of incredible bravery as well as brutality."--"People Magazine" <br>"A precisely crafted and bracingly honest book."--"The Atlantic" <br>"Marlantes knows what he writes. . . Raw, unsettling honesty pervades the work."--"Time.com" <br>"Marlantes has written a sparklingly provocative Read more...
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- Marlantes, Karl.
- Combat -- Psychological aspects.
- War -- Moral and ethical aspects.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American.
- Soldiers -- Psychology.
- Archetype (Psychology)
- Veterans -- Psychology.
- Veterans -- Mental health -- Social aspects.
- Rites and ceremonies -- Therapeutic use.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- United States -- Biography.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives.
- Ceremonial Behavior.
- Military Personnel -- psychology -- United States.
- Psychology, Military.
- Veterans -- psychology -- United States.
- Vietnam Conflict.
- Violence -- psychology.
- War -- ethics.
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