false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172936010m/231567.jpg 231567 3 Acclaimed <I>New York Times</I> journalist and author Chris Hedges offers a critical -- and fascinating -- lesson in the dangerous realities of our age: a stark look at the effects of war on combatants. Utterly lacking in rhetoric or dogma, this manual relies instead on bare fact, frank description, and a spare question-and-answer format. Hedges allows U.S. military documentation of the brutalizing physical and psychological consequences of combat to speak for itself.<P>Hedges poses dozens of questions that young soldiers might ask about combat, and then answers them by quoting from medical and psychological studies.<P><BLOCKQUOTE>&#149; What are my chances of being wounded or killed if we go to war?<P>&#149; What does it feel like to get shot?<P>&#149; What do artillery shells do to you?<P>&#149; What is the most painful way to get wounded?<P>&#149; Will I be afraid?<P>&#149; What could happen to me in a nuclear attack?<P>&#149; What does it feel like to kill someone?<P>&#149; Can I withstand torture?<P>&#149; What are the long-term consequences of combat stress?<P>&#149; What will happen to my body after I die?</BLOCKQUOTE><P>This profound and devastating portrayal of the horrors to which we subject our armed forces stands as a ringing indictment of the glorification of war and the concealment of its barbarity.<P> 224294 9 6 2003 What Every Person Should Know About War total:50|5:17|4:15|3:14|2:4|1:0| 50 195 105 11 5 1 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 18:19:40 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 18:20:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 09 16:17:54 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 09 16:21:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 18:41:48 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 11:49:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 03 12:43:13 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 12:58:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 20:09:57 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 20:12:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 24 21:18:10 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 21:18:10 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jan 23 10:23:28 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 10:23:50 -0800 2009 4 1 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 03 08:32:16 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 14 18:06:11 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 20 07:21:06 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 07:51:36 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Wed Mar 26 07:45:38 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 07:46:34 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jul 07 10:01:57 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 10:02:30 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 19:05:02 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 19:05:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 13:22:47 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 13:22:47 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 09 21:00:44 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 21:00:44 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 29 21:18:30 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 21:19:34 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 17:39:17 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 17:39:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Oct 17 12:57:22 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 12:57:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 11:12:35 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 11:12:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 05 08:07:12 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 08:07:12 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Nov 12 21:30:45 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 16 17:17:06 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 21:30:45 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=231567