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War (Paperback)
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War (Paperback)
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List price R299
Loot Price R244
Discovery Miles 2 440
You Save R55 (18%)
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From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about
Sebastian Junger's almost fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the
American Army. For 15 months, Sebastian Junger accompanied a single
platoon of thirty men from the celebrated 2nd battalion of the U.S.
Army, as they fought their way through a remote valley in Eastern
Afghanistan. Over the course of five trips, Junger was in more
firefights than he could count, men he knew were killed or wounded,
and he himself was almost killed. His relationship with these
soldiers grew so close that they considered him part of the
platoon, and he enjoyed an access and a candidness that few, if
any, journalists ever attain. But this is more than just a book
about Afghanistan or the 'War on Terror'; it is a book about the
universal truth of all men, in all wars. Junger set out to answer
what he thought of as the 'hand grenade question': why would a man
throw himself on a hand grenade to save other men he has probably
known for only a few months? The answer is elusive but profound,
and goes to the heart of what it means not just to be a soldier,
but to be human. 'War' is a narrative about combat: the fear of
dying, the trauma of killing and the love between platoon-mates who
would rather die than let each other down. Gripping, honest,
intense, it explores the neurological, psychological and social
elements of combat, and the incredible bonds that form between
these small groups of men.
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