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An intimate history of killing : face to face killing in twentieth century warfare
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An intimate history of killing : face to face killing in twentieth century warfare

by Joanna Bourke

Drawing on the letters, diaries, and memoirs of British, American, and Australian veterans, this study examines the psychological and social dynamics of killing in twentieth-century warfare and how soldiers readjust to civilian life.

Accession 29110 ISBN 0465007376 Publisher Basic Books
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