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ISBN: 9781665230674
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ISBN: 9781665230681
| Runtime: | 17.77 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
When The Centurions was first published in 1960, readers were riveted by the thrilling account of soldiers fighting for survival in hostile environments. They were equally transfixed by the chilling moral question the novel posed: how to fight when the "age of heroics is over." As relevant today as it was half a century ago, The Centurions is a gripping military adventure, an extended symposium on waging war in a new global order, and an essential investigation of the ethics of counterinsurgency. Featuring a foreword by renowned military expert Robert D. Kaplan, this important wartime novel will again spark debate about controversial tactics in hot spots around the world.Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“I first studied Lartéguy’s stunning reflection of modern war in 1974 at West Point. My notes served as a cautionary primer for the challenges I’d later see emerge time and again. The lands, languages, uniforms, and personalities were different—but the themes and emotions were constant.” ——General Stanley McChrystal (U.S. Army, Retired)
“It is a fascinating study done in terms of the group that had suffered together. Each one emerges as sharply defined. It is a bitter indictment of a system. It has its moments of horror, depravity, violence. It has too its moments of perverted humor, of sensitivity, of poignancy. It might be defined as a French The Naked and the Dead written with finesse and sensitivity and taste that the Mailer book lacked, but revealing in many ways a similar pattern as the soldier attempts to fit back into civilian life.” —Kirkus
“[A] superbly written story . . . The rich variety of Lartéguy’s talents as a story-teller shines through the entire performance.” —Boston Globe
Author
Author Bio: Jean Larteguy
Jean Larteguy (1920-2011) is the pen-name of Jean Pierre Lucien Osty, who served as a soldier in Korea and North Africa before becoming a distinguished journalist and novelist.
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| Available Formats : | Retail CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 17.77 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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