He makes it clear just how poorly prepared our nineteen-year-old warriors?mainly men but increasingly women?are for the psychological and spiritual aspects of their journey.
In a compelling narrative, Marlantes weaves riveting accounts of his combat experiences with thoughtful analysis, self-examination, and his readings?from Homer to the Mahabharata to Jung. War is as old as humankind, but in the past, warriors were prepared for battle by ritual, religion, and literature?which also helped bring them home. In What It Is Like to Go to War, Marlantes takes a deeply personal and candid look at the experience and ordeal of combat, critically examining how we might better prepare our young soldiers for war. Decorated Vietnam veteran Marlantes is also the author of a bestselling novel ( Matterhorn, 2010), a Yale graduate and Rhodes scholar. 6, 2011 A manual for soldiers or anyone interested in what can happen to mind, body and spirit in the extreme circumstances of war.
One of the most important and highly-praised books of 2011, Karl Marlantes's What It Is Like to Go to War is set to become just as much of a classic as his epic novel Matterhorn. WHAT IT IS LIKE TO GO TO WAR by Karl Marlantes RELEASE DATE: Sept. Louis Post Dispatch Favorite Books of 2011Ī Shelf Awareness Reviewer's Top Pick of 2011
My long imagined safe harbor was sewn with mines of hate.Barnes & Noble Best Nonfiction Books of 2011 I can still feel my utter bewilderment and pain. I can still see the hate-filled face of a protester snarling at me through the passenger-side window. But the war held no hurt or humiliation like what happened as we drove through a crowd of protesters shouting obscenities at us, flipping us the bird, and pounding on my brother's 1960 Valiant with their fists and protest signs. As we started to leave the terminal he put his hand on my shoulder and warned me that there might be trouble outside. My big brother picked me up at Travis Air Force Base in California. I was totally unprepared for what actually happened. Somehow, I thought something similar would be waiting for me when I came home. While I was there, I would comfort myself by imagining all the girls I ever knew hugging me in a huge warm group embrace. I returned to America in October of 1969 after 13 months as a Marine in Vietnam. Karl Marlantes is the author of What It Is Like To Go To War.
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