Last Full Measure: How Soldiers Die in Battle

Last Full Measure: How Soldiers Die in Battle by MICHAEL STEPHENSON


Authors
MICHAEL STEPHENSON
ISBN
9780715650387
Published
Binding
Paperback
Dimensions
129 x 132mm

Behind every soldier's death lies a story. What psychological and cultural pressures brought him to his fate? What lies and truths convinced him to march toward his death? Covering warfare from pre-history through to the present day, The Last Full Measure tells these soldiers' stories, ultimately capturing the experience of war as few books ever have. In these pages, we march into battle alongside the Greek phalanx and the medieval foot soldier. We hear gunpowder's thunder in the slaughters of the Napoleonic era and the industrialised killing of the American Civil War, and recoil at the modern, automated horrors of both World Wars. Finally, we witness the death of one tradition of 'heroic' combat and the construction of another in the wars of the modern era, ranging from Vietnam to the latest episodes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Combining commanding prose, impeccable research, and a true sensitivity to the combatant's plight, The Last Full Measure is both a remarkably fresh journey through the annals of war and a powerful tribute to the proverbial unknown soldier. AUTHOR: Michael Stephenson is most recently the author of Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought. In addition to his writing, Stephenson spent more than twenty-five years as a professional book editor, for much of that time with a particular focus on military publishing. For six years he was the editor of the Military Book Club. He lives in New York City.
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