The fact of the matter is that war changes men's natures. The barbarities of war are...
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The fact of the matter is that war changes men's natures. The barbarities of war are seldom committed by abnormal men. The tragedy of war is that these horrors are committed by normal men in abnormal situations. Situations in which the ebb and flow of everyday life have departed and have been replaced by a constant round of fear and anger, blood and death
The fact of the matter is that war changes men's natures. The barbarities of war are seldom committed by abnormal men. The tragedy of war is that these horrors are committed by normal men in abnormal situations. Situations in which the ebb and flow of everyday life have departed and have been replaced by a constant round of fear and anger, blood and death
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The barbarities of war
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are seldom committed by abnormal men
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The tragedy of war is that these horrors
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are committed by normal men in abnormal situations
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Situations in which the ebb and flow of everyday life
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have departed
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and have been replaced by a constant round
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of fear and anger blood and death
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Movie Summary
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
