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I don't think we who have not been in military combat have much notion of what a war is like. Private Peaceful is a very powerful story. We in America seem to have the belief that Vietnam was a uniquely horrific war experience, that other wars were somehow "purer" wars. I don't think a person could read this book and continue to think so.
I grew up in the sixties, a time of hope and optimism about the world. I had expected that by this century people would have developed ways to solve conflict wi ...more
I grew up in the sixties, a time of hope and optimism about the world. I had expected that by this century people would have developed ways to solve conflict wi ...more
This is an outstanding book and one I intend to read again.
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