The Last Full Measure: How Soldiers Die in Battle

The Last Full Measure: How Soldiers Die in Battle
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Behind every soldierâ€™s death lies a story. What psychological and cultural pressures brought him to his fate? What liesâ€”and truthsâ€”convinced him to march toward his death? Covering warfare from prehistory through the present day, The Last Full Measure tells these soldiersâ€™ stories, ultimately capturing the experience of war as few books ever have.
Â Â Â Â In these pages, we march into battle alongside the Greek phalanx and the medieval foot soldier. We hear gunpowderâ€™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 â€œheroicâ€ combat and the construction of another in the wars of the modern era, ranging from Vietnam to Americaâ€™s latest involvements in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Â Â Â Â Combining commanding prose, impeccable research, and a true sensitivity to the combatantâ€™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.
Country USA
Brand Broadway Books
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
Color Brown
ReleaseDate 2013-06-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307395856

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