What It Is Like to Go to War

What It Is Like to Go to War

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Karl Marlantes
Karl Marlantes
2012 • 336 pages

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In his memoir, Marlantes relates his combat experiences in the Vietnam War and discusses the daily contradictions warriors face in the grind of war, where each battle requires them to take life or spare life.

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