Something Like Philosophy is a study of warfare’s sorrowful hellscape.
Each of its essays explores themes of privation, trauma, horror, and suffering throughout military history in the hopes that we might draw connections between lived experiences otherwise thought to be separate. Through these connections, we might better appreciate the nature of armed conflict and learn from it. This work seeks not to glorify, nor to judge, or excuse the tragedies of which it speaks: merely to better understand them.
Lest they be forgotten.
Something Like Philosophy is 217 pages long and contains nearly 100 images including colour illustrations, original artwork, and photographs. 10% of all profits go to charity via The Native Oak Fund.
Something Like Philosophy
A Living Seal of Sorrow: Suffering in Roger Lamb's World
by Alex Burns
I Strike No One Dead: The Gnadenhutten Massacre
by Robbie MacNiven
No Harder Service: The March to Assaye & The Challenges of Soldiering in India
by Joshua Provan
Something Like Philosophy: A Skirmish Outside New Orleans
by Brandon Fisichella
All Now Very Cheerless: The Crimean War's Great Storm
by Darrell R. Rivers
A Yellowish Gruel Ladled Out of a Chipped White Bowl: Life Onboard Submarines during the First World War
by Matthew Novosad
Cold and Ruthless: The Arctic Convoys of the Second World War
by Devon Erickson
Frozen Hell at 30,000 Feet: Service in the Strategic Bombers of the Eighth Air Force.
by Kyle Dunn
Reviews
I enjoyed reading this book! It provides fascinating insights into aspects of warfare not covered in typical history books. I think this is a valuable addition to my collection of history related literature. I look forward to future volumes!
Ordered the hardcover. Happy with it construction wise. Very easy to pick up and read through a section at a time. Written language is all straight forwards and gives ample respect and dignity to the subject matter. A very professionally produced and written volume. I look forwards to aquiring further volumes if/when they are released.
As a long time military historian, this work delved into a myriad of eras to blend the great truth. During conflict and adversary it is rare to find moments of comfort. The book gives a window behind the veneer of the oft told tales of "daring do" to the sufferings that made such epics possible in the first place. Such study is essential to a proper knowledge of not only military, but all history. Well done. Can't wait for volume 2.