What It Is Like To Go To War (Paperback)

A searing account from within the guts of the war itself. - The Times

A novel of astonishing power and insight - OBSERVER

There has never been a more realistic portrait or eloquent tribute to the nobility of men under fire, and never a more damning portrait of a war that ground them cruelly underfoot for no good reason. - MARK BOWDEN

Karl Marlantes has written a staggeringly beautiful book on combat - what it feels like, what the consequences are and above all, what society must do to understand it. In my eyes he has become the preeminent literary voice on war of our generation. He is a natural storyteller and a deeply profound thinker who not only illuminates war for civilians, but also offers a kind of spiritual guidance to veterans themselves. As this generation of warriors comes home, they will be enormously helped by what Marlantes has written - I'm sure he will literally save lives. - Sebastian Junger

What It Is Like to Go to War is a well-crafted and forcefully argued work that contains fresh and important insights into what it's like to be in a war and what it does to the human psyche. - The Washington Post

brutally honest, clear-eyed and necessary. - Financial Times

You may not ever read a better book about war than this... There are some very gruesome things here, and some of the best philosophical thinking I've ever read in a memoir. - Evening Standard

the brave and illuminating work of a courageous and humane man. - The Times

Marlantes examines with lacerating frankness his experiences at the forefront of battle, in Vietnam more than 40 years ago. - Sunday Times