by Robert D. Kaplan (Contributor), Xan Fielding (Translator), Jean Larteguy (Author)
When The Centurions was first published in 1960, readers were riveted by the thrilling account of soldiers fighting for survival in hostile environments. They were equally transfixed by the chilling moral question the novel posed: how to fight when the "age of heroics is over." As relevant today as it was half a century ago,The Centurions is a gripping military adventure, an extended symposium on waging war in a new global order, and an essential investigation of the ethics of counterinsurgency. Featuring a foreword by renowned military expert Robert D Kaplan, this important wartime novel will again spark debate about controversial tactics in hot spots around the world.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 544
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 01 Oct 2015
ISBN 10: 0143107445
ISBN 13: 9780143107446