The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
by Dave Grossman
Recommended by Noah Kagan
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Psychology, and History.
The revised and updated edition of Lt. Col. 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." The good news is that most soldiers are loath to kill. But armies have developed sophisticated ways of overcoming this instincti...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Psychology, and History.
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Noah Kagan
“I really enjoy military books. This is a fascinating book about if military people kill as much as you think.”
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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