Upon its initial publication, On Killing was hailed as a landmark study of the techniques the military uses to overcome the powerful reluctance to kill. -- New York Times.
Powerfully argued...
Full of arresting observations and insights.
This landmark study brilliantly illuminates the techniques the military uses to help soldiers Kill and raises vital questions about the implications of escalating violence in our society.
The Psychological Cost for soldiers, as evidenced by the increase in post-traumatic stress, is devastating.
But armies have developed sophisticated ways sophisticated ways of overcoming that instinctive aversion.
The good news is that most soldiers are loath to kill.
In Vietnam, the figure rose to more than 90 percent.
In Korea, about 50 percent.
In World War II, only 15 to 20 percent of combat infantry were willing to fire their rifles.
Dave Grossman\'s modern classic about the psychology of combat, hailed by the Washington Post as an illuminating account of how soldiers learn to Kill and how they live with the experiences of having killed.
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The revised and updated edition of Lt.
Now, Grossman has updated this classic work to include information on 21st-century military techniques.
Upon its initial publication, On Killing was hailed as a landmark study of the techniques the military uses to overcome the powerful reluctance to kill
