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Author Marlantes, Karl.

Title What it is like to go to war / Karl Marlantes.

Publication Info. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press ; [2011]
[Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2011]
©2011

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  959.7 MARLANTES    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - New Materials  959.7 MAR    DUE 04-03-24
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  B MAR    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Biographies  B MARLANTES    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  959.7 MAR    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  BIO MARLANTE    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  959.7 MARLANTES    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  959.704 MARLANTES    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  959.704 MARLANTES    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  959.704 MAR    Check Shelf

Description xii, 256 pages ; 22 cm
Summary War is as old as humankind, but in the past, warriors were prepared for battle by ritual, religion and literature, which also helped bring them home. In this narrative, the author weaves accounts of his combat experiences with thoughtful analysis, self-examination, and his readings from Homer to the Mahabharata to Jung. He talks frankly about how he is haunted by the face of the young North Vietnamese soldier he killed at close quarters and how he finally finds a way to make peace with his past. He discusses the daily contradictions that warriors face in the grind of war, where each battle requires them to take life or spare life, and where they enter a state he likens to the fervor of religious ecstasy. He also underscores the need for returning veterans to be counseled properly.
Contents Temple of Mars -- Killing -- Guilt -- Numbness and violence -- The enemy within -- Lying -- Loyalty -- Heroism -- Home -- The club -- Relating to Mars.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Subject Marlantes, Karl.
Marlantes, Karl.
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.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American.
Combat -- Psychological aspects.
Veterans -- Psychology.
Veterans -- Mental health -- Social aspects.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- United States -- Biography.
War -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Ceremonial Behavior.
Military Personnel -- psychology -- United States.
Psychology, Military.
Veterans -- psychology -- United States.
Vietnam Conflict.
Violence -- psychology.
Warfare -- ethics.
Genre/Form Personal narratives.
Added Title What it's like to go to war
ISBN 9780802119926 (hbk.)
0802119921 (hbk.)
9780802145925
0802145922
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