User blog comment:High Prince Imrahil/Hospital Beds - a short story/@comment-26184570-20160318153031/@comment-26453572-20160319005815

War is only glorified until the Orcs come in and start winning. Although I feel like the movie adaptation better showed the hardships of war, not because it was beyond Tolkien's skill or willingness, but because it's simply easier to show than to describe.