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The psychology and physiology of deadly conflict in war and in peace1 kelly b. The psychological cost of learning to kill in war and society. Dave grossman retired is the author of a dozen books including best seller on killing and on combat, dealing with the psychological effects of killing and war on soldiers. Grossman wrote vivid descriptions of the horrors heroism of the russian front which should be a reminder how evil war is. A brief but insightful look at history shows the evolution. Dave grossman s modern classic, 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. Christensen, presents on combat, a groundbreaking examination of what it takes to perform, cope, and survive in the toxicity of deadly combat as a soldier in a foreign land, and as a police officer in the streets of urban america. Grossmans popular bulletproof mind presentation, the audiobook explores what really happens to the warrior after the battle, and shows how emotions. The good news is that the vast majority of soldiers are loath to kill in battle.
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Christensen, present on combat, a groundbreaking examination of what it takes to perform, cope and survive in the toxicity of deadly combat as a soldier in a foreign land, and a police officer in the mean streets of urban america. Col dave grossman is the author of on killing and on combat as well as several science fiction books. Feel free to distribute as long as you attribute lt. Aug 30, 2014 we got on combat out, its taken off, its enormously the on combat class in the grossman academy. Dave grossman, who in his perennial best seller on killing revealed that most of us are not natural born killers and who has spent decades training soldiers, police, and others who keep us secure to overcome the intrinsic human resistance to harming others and to use firearms responsibly when necessary turns a laser focus on the threat posed to our society by violent video games.
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