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New Book Examines Ordinary Men Ordered to Kill
Original: What happens when ordinary men get an order to kill? Vengeance shows the price they paid to carry it out. # books # book
A book titled Vengeance is drawing attention among readers with a central question: what happens when ordinary men receive an order to kill? The work explores the psychological and moral price those men paid for carrying it out. Discussion is taking place in history, espionage and book-review circles, with readers highlighting the title's exploration of obedience, conscience and the personal cost of following lethal orders.
Why now: Readers are discussing a newly highlighted history/espionage book that tackles the enduring question of moral responsibility for killings carried out under orders.
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