He believed that war would make him a hero. That sacrifice would give his life meaning.
When a young man enlists in the army during World War II, he is driven by pride, duty, and a vision of national glory. The uniform initially seems like a purpose. The battlefield like destiny.
But war doesn’t make heroes. It kills them.
With each battle, something inside him begins to break, quietly at first, then irrevocably. The lines between good and evil blur. Compassion fades. Fear becomes routine. And slowly, almost imperceptibly, he stops recognizing the man he once was.
By the time he survives the devastating twist in battle, he is no longer the same man who left home. Wounded, physically and emotionally, he returns to a world that seems distant, unfamiliar, and unchanged in ways he can’t bear.
But the biggest wound isn’t what’s happened to his body. It's what the war has done to his mind.
And home is no longer a place to return. It's a reminder of everything he's lost.
A poignant psychological portrait of war, identity, and the irreparable price of becoming someone you never wanted to be.
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - He believed that war would make him a hero. That sacrifice would give his life meaning.>But war doesn't make heroes. It kills them. With each battle, something inside him begins to break, quietly at first, then irrevocably. The lines between good and evil blur. Compassion fades. Fear becomes routine. And slowly, almost imperceptibly, he stops recognizing the man he once was.By the time he survives the devastating twist in battle, he is no longer the same man who left home. Wounded, physically and emotionally, he returns to a world that seems distant, unfamiliar, and unchanged in ways he can't bear.>And home is no longer a place to return. It's a reminder of everything he's lost. A poignant psychological portrait of war, identity, and the irreparable price of becoming someone you never wanted to be. Artikel-Nr. 9798181299306
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