On Killing

by Dave Grossman, Dave Grossman, Lt Grossman

1995CombatHomicideMilitary PsychologyPsychological aspectsPsychological aspects of Combat

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First lines

One of the roots of our misunderstanding of the psychology of the battlefield lies in the misapplication of the fight-or-fight model to the stresses of the battlefield.

One of the roots of our misunderstanding of the psychology of the battlefield lies in the misapplication of the fight-or-fight model to the stresses of the battlefield.

About this book

The good news is that most soldiers are loath to kill. But armies have developed sophisticated ways of overcoming this instinctive aversion. And contemporary civilian society, particularly the media, replicates the army's conditioning techniques, and, according to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's thesis, is responsible for our rising rate of murder among the young. 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, of how killing affects soldiers, and of the societal implications of escalating violence. Now, Grossman has updated this classic work to include information on 21st-century military conflicts, recent trends in crime, suicide bombings, school shootings, and more. - Publisher.

Themes & subjects

CombatHomicideMilitary PsychologyPsychological aspectsPsychological aspects of CombatPsychological aspects of Homicide

First published 1995

About the author

Dave Grossman

23 Aug 1956

David Allen Grossman (born August 23, 1956) is an American author and trainer who conducts seminars on the psychology of lethal force. He is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. **Source**: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grossman_(author)" target="blanck">Dave Grossman</a> on Wikipedia.