The literature of war : five studies in heroic virtue / Andrew Rutherford
by Rutherford, Andrew (1929-1998)
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0333060474
- ISBN 13
- 9780333060476
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About This Item
London : Macmillan, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 176 pages ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-173) and index. Contents: Introduction -- The subaltern as hero : Kipling and frontier war -- The intellectual as hero : Lawrence of Arabia -- The common man as hero : literature of the Western Front -- The Christian as hero : Waugh's 'Sword of honour' -- The spy as hero : Le Carr and the Cold War. Subjects: Andrae, A.; Kipling, Rudyard 1865-1936 ; Critical studies; English fiction 20th century History and criticism; War stories, English History and criticism; Courage in literature; Heroes in literature; War in literature.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 404577
- Title
- The literature of war : five studies in heroic virtue / Andrew Rutherford
- Author
- Rutherford, Andrew (1929-1998)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0333060474
- ISBN 13
- 9780333060476
- Publisher
- London : Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
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