Acts Of War

Author	: Richard Holmes
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages	: 472
Release	: 1989-08-04
ISBN-10	: 9780029148518
ISBN-13	: 0029148510
Rating	: 4/5 (18 Downloads)

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Download or read book Acts Of War written by Richard Holmes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1989-08-04 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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