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In 1968, Karl Marlantes was dropped into the highland jungle of Vietnam, an inexperienced lieutenant in command of a platoon of forty Marines who would live or die by his decisions. In this book, Marlantes weaves accounts of his combat experiences with analysis, self-examination, and his readings - from Homer to the Mahabharata to Jung.

What It Is Like To Go To War

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    A Paperback / softback by Karl Marlantes

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      Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/09/2012
      ISBN13: 9780802145925, 978-0802145925
      ISBN10: 0802145922

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      Book Synopsis
      In 1968, Karl Marlantes was dropped into the highland jungle of Vietnam, an inexperienced lieutenant in command of a platoon of forty Marines who would live or die by his decisions. In this book, Marlantes weaves accounts of his combat experiences with analysis, self-examination, and his readings - from Homer to the Mahabharata to Jung.

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