A Terrible Love Of War by James Hillman

A probing examination of the psychic attraction to combat, this work explores Vietnam veterans’ experiences through interviews, poetry, and mythic analysis to show how archetypal fantasies, camaraderie, rage, and longing make war strangely seductive; blending Jungian insight with compassionate cultural critique, it argues that confronting the inner lure of violence is necessary for understanding veterans’ suffering and for any genuine societal healing.

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