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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
I think this book should be required reading for everyone on the planet. It certainly takes the glory and romance out of war.
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I enjoyed the book too. As an ex-military nurse I was required to treat all people in my care, during the conflicts I served in, equally according to the Geneva Convention. Maybe because of this I found it very easy to be compassionate towards the German soldiers depicted in the novel.
I think that anything that makes the reader/viewer remember that all humans are equal and deserve the same respect and consideration should be compulsory reading. Another such book that had a similar impact on me was Roots by Alex Haley.