Karl Marlantes
Karl Marlantes
Karl Marlantesis an American author, businessman, and decorated Marine veteran. He has written two books: Matterhorn and What It Is Like to Go to War...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth24 December 1944
CountryUnited States of America
assaulted built metaphor vietnam war
'Matterhorn' is my metaphor of the Vietnam War - we built it, we abandoned it, we assaulted it, we lost, and then we abandoned it again.
columbia grew teenager worked
I grew up in Oregon, where as a teenager I worked with my grandfather Axel on his i shing boat at the mouth of the Columbia River.
veterans-day war starting
When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting.
marine taught killing
The Marine Corps taught me how to kill, but it didn't teach me how to deal with killing.
vets mature cynicism
Cynicism is no more mature than naïveté. You're no more mature, just more burned.
shadow flow steps
Once we recognize our shadow's existence we must resist the enticing step of going with its flow.
before-and-after missions
The time for debilitating fear is before and after the mission.