The Last Full Measure

Name: The Last Full Measure
Brand: Duckworth
Availability: InStock

ISBN 9780715650387 Published 21 April 2016

£12.99

Behind every soldiers death lies a story, a tale not just of the cold mathematics of the battlefield but of an individual human being who gave his life. What psychological and cultural pressures brought him to his fate? What lies and truths convinced him to march towards his death? Covering warfare from prehistory through the present day, The Last Full Measure tells these soldiers stories, ultimately capturing the experience of war as few books ever have.

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Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780715650387
Published: 21 April 2016
Pages: 480
Duration
Dimensions: 129 x 132 mm
Genre: History
Imprint: Duckworth

Reviews

A great achievement of research, perception and fine writing. Few other books have managed to convey the true experience of war with such power and clarityAntony Beevor

'Plainly ranks among the most important works of history I've encountered over the last quarter century a comprehensive, readable, humane, moving and enlightening achievement of analysis and scholarship. This brilliant book will endure'

Tim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried and Going After Cacciato

'Stephenson brings the face of battle even closer to us than John Keegan did over thirty years ago'

Hew Strachan, author of The First World War and Chicele Professor of the History of War, Oxford University

About the author

Michael Stephenson

Michael 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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