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The Last Full Measure
How Soldiers Die in Battle
Taschenbuch von Michael Stephenson
Sprache: Englisch

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Behind every soldier's death lies a story. What psychological and cultural pressures brought him to his fate? What lies-and truths-convinced him to march toward his death? Covering warfare from prehistory through the present day, The Last Full Measure tells these soldiers' stories, ultimately capturing the experience of war as few books ever have.
In these pages, we march into battle alongside the Greek phalanx and the medieval foot soldier. We hear gunpowder's thunder in the slaughters of the Napoleonic era and the industrialized killing of the Civil War, and recoil at the modern, automated horrors of both World Wars. Finally, we witness the death of one tradition of "heroic" combat and the construction of another in the wars of the modern era, ranging from Vietnam to America's latest involvements in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Combining commanding prose, impeccable research, and a true sensitivity to the combatant's plight, The Last Full Measure is both a remarkably fresh journey through the annals of war and a powerful tribute to the proverbial unknown soldier.
Behind every soldier's death lies a story. What psychological and cultural pressures brought him to his fate? What lies-and truths-convinced him to march toward his death? Covering warfare from prehistory through the present day, The Last Full Measure tells these soldiers' stories, ultimately capturing the experience of war as few books ever have.
In these pages, we march into battle alongside the Greek phalanx and the medieval foot soldier. We hear gunpowder's thunder in the slaughters of the Napoleonic era and the industrialized killing of the Civil War, and recoil at the modern, automated horrors of both World Wars. Finally, we witness the death of one tradition of "heroic" combat and the construction of another in the wars of the modern era, ranging from Vietnam to America's latest involvements in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Combining commanding prose, impeccable research, and a true sensitivity to the combatant's plight, The Last Full Measure is both a remarkably fresh journey through the annals of war and a powerful tribute to the proverbial unknown soldier.
Über den Autor
MICHAEL STEPHENSON is most recently the author of Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought. In addition to his writing, Stephenson spent more than twenty-five years as a professional book editor, for much of that time with a particular focus on military publishing. For six years he was the editor of the Military Book Club. He lives in New York City.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780307395856
ISBN-10: 0307395855
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Stephenson, Michael
Hersteller: Crown
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 132 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Stephenson
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.06.2013
Gewicht: 0,533 kg
Artikel-ID: 121048964
Über den Autor
MICHAEL STEPHENSON is most recently the author of Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought. In addition to his writing, Stephenson spent more than twenty-five years as a professional book editor, for much of that time with a particular focus on military publishing. For six years he was the editor of the Military Book Club. He lives in New York City.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780307395856
ISBN-10: 0307395855
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Stephenson, Michael
Hersteller: Crown
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 132 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Stephenson
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.06.2013
Gewicht: 0,533 kg
Artikel-ID: 121048964
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