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War - Sebastian Junger
War - Sebastian Junger
War - Sebastian Junger
By
Sebastian Junger
HarperCollins Publishers
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.
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.