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An Intimate History of Killing (1999)

An Intimate History of Killing (1999)

Joanna Bourke

Year: 1999
Authors: Joanna Bourke
Pages: 604
Print type: BOOK

Description:

In this study, the author uses the letters, diaries, memoirs, and reports of veterans from three conflicts - the First and Second World Wars and the Vietnam War - to establish a picture of the man-at-arms. She suggests that the structure of war encourages pleasure in killing, and that ordinary, gentle human beings in civilian life can become enthusiastic killers without becoming brutalized by the horrors of combat.