On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society Paperback
Author: Visit Amazon's Dave Grossman Page - ISBN: 0316040932 - Language: English - Format: PDF, EPUB
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A former army Ranger and paratrooper, Lt. Col. Dave Grossman taught psychology at West Point and was the professor of Military Science at Arkansas State University.
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- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Back Bay Books; Revised edition (June 22, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0316040932
- ISBN-13: 978-0316040938
- Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > Specific Topics > Law Enforcement
- #4 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Violence in Society
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I've debated for several days after reading "On Killing" whether to post a review or not. I have tremendous respect for the author and his professional credentials but must disagree with his thesis and especially his use of two sources in particular. The author is a devotee of S.L.A. Marshall as were many until two works in the late 1980s cast serious doubts on Marshall's methodology and even his personal character. This blew open while I was a graduate student, specializing in military history and therefore became a topic of intense debate within my circle of fellow students and professors, especially my mentor, who was a British Commando in WWII. The second source I would debate is some of the information the author took from Paddy Griffith's works on the American Civil War.
The underlying thesis of "On Killing" is that mankind is instinctively hard wired Not To Kill. How I wish that was true, and yet our bloody record across recorded history and plenty of evidence even prior to recorded history shows the exact opposite. We are, by instinct "killer angels." Read "War Before Civilization" as but one counter argument. But directly to my concern about the author's sources. "SLAM" Marshall's reputation was built on alleged interviews, hundreds of them, immediately after combat during WWII in which he asserts that at least 75% of combat infantry never fired their weapons, thereby proving that soldiers, at least American soldiers abhor killing and try to avoid doing so even at the risk of their lives.
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