TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marlantes,Karl
TI  - What it is like to go to war
SN  - 9780802119926
AV  - U22.3 .M34
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York, [Berkeley, Calif.]
PB  - Atlantic Monthly Press, Distributed by Publishers Group West
KW  - Marlantes, Karl.
KW  - Combat
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - War
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Vietnam War, 1961-1975
KW  - Personal narratives, American
KW  - Soldiers
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Archetype (Psychology)
KW  - Veterans
KW  - Mental health
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Rites and ceremonies
KW  - Therapeutic use
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Personal narratives
KW  - sears
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Temple of Mars -- Killing -- Guilt -- Numbness and violence -- The enemy within -- Lying -- Loyalty -- Heroism -- Home -- The club -- Relating to Mars
N2  - 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  this narrative, the author weaves accounts of his combat experiences with thoughtful analysis, self-examination, and his readings from Homer to the Mahabharata to Jung. He talks frankly about how he is haunted by the face of the young North Vietnamese soldier he killed at close quarters and how he finally finds a way to make peace with his past. He discusses the daily contradictions that warriors face in the grind of war, where each battle requires them to take life or spare life, and where they enter a state he likens to the fervor of religious ecstasy.  He also underscores the need for returning veterans to be counseled properly
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012371127-b.html
ER  -