The Mammoth Book of True War Stories: A New Selection of 60 Unforgettable Accounts of the Horror and Heroism of War Across the Ages

The mere concept of war has always befuddled me. The fact that you may be a teacher in a classroom talking about math and the next week deep in a blood bath knowing that every second may be your last is beyond comprehension for most of us. This book reminds you very harshly that these things did happen and who can tell it better than the people who have fought? You realize how funny it sounds to be upset about a broken car or money lost in stock market when you read about face to face combat. I recommend this book to everyone who cries out for war at every chance they get. The stories cover wars from Greek times to WWI, WWII, Vietnam and Spanish Civil War and most are written by authors and poets so they are really capturing. There is even an excerpt from the journal of a German pilot from WWI. That is not something you read every day.