Most of these who are thrust into combat soon find it impossible to maintain the mythic perception of war. War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning ISBN 1586480499 (2002)
The vanquished know war. They see through the empty jingoism of those who use the abstract words of glory, honor, and patriotism to mask the cries of the wounded, the senseless killing, war profiteering, and chest-pounding grief.