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War. What was it about the prospect of some bloody enterprises that reduced men to the level of animals?

David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
Author
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London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
Enterprise
Animals
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Levels
Animal
Enterprises
War
Prospect
Men
Reduced
Bloody

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