War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
by:
Chris Hedges (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780786741854 (0786741856)
Publish date: September 4th 2002
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Writing,
History,
Journalism,
War,
Military,
Culture,
Politics,
Philosophy,
Sociology
This book is a force that gives one meaning! Filled with deeply personal accounts, Hedges exposes the difference between the Myth and Reality of War. Not afraid of introspection and the self-analysis that comes with it, the author delves into War's effect on the human psyche with brutal sincerity....
OK, I have tried to write this several times but I just keep coming up with review-babble. This book is hard to approach. Some points: - The book is intelligent and well-structured, I for one thought his merging of anecdotes of multiple conflicts, from casualties of all sides, really worked. It high...
Hedges is a particularly effective analyst. This is an outstanding look at the forces behind decisions to go to war, whether public ornot.
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