Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War.
Fussell, Paul.
Place Published: New York, N.Y.:
Publisher: Oxford Univ Press,
Date Published: 1989.
Description: FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING The book has 330 pages with approximately 16 black and white photos.The book is in NEAR FINE condition with minor use wear on corners. The Jacket is in NEAR FINE condition with minor use wear on corners and edges. JMVintage specializes in Books, Magazines and Treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and other curious subjects. The dust jacket reads: Now, in Wartime, Fussell turns to the Second World War, the conflict he himself fought in, to weave a narrative that is both more intensely personal and more wide-ranging. Here Fussell examines the immediate impact of the war on common soldiers and civilians. He describes the psychological and emotional atmosphere of World War II. He analyzes the wishful thinkiing and the euphemisms people needed to deal with unacceptable reality (the early belief, for instance, that the war could be won by "precision bombing." that is, by long distance; he describes the abnormally intense frustration of desire and some of the means by which desire was satisfied; and, most important, he emphasizes the damage the war did to intellect, discimination, honesty, individuality, complexity, ambiguity and wit.
Edition: First editionBinding: Hard Cover
Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dj
ISBN: 0195037979
Book Id: 12102
Price: $13.25
