Mercy: Humanity in War

by Cathal J. Nolan

Book Overview

War presents the most degraded moral environment humanity creates. It is an arena where individuality is subsumed in collective violence and humanity is obscured as a faceless, merciless enemy pitted against its reflection in an elemental struggle for survival.

A barbaric logic has guided the conduct of war throughout history. Yet as Cathal Nolan reveals in this gripping, poignant, and powerful book, even as war can obliterate hope and decency...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019007728X
• ISBN13: 9780190077280
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"