On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society (original 1995; edition 2009)

by Dave Grossman

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On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society

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1995

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Our first step in the study of killing is to understand the existence, extent, and nature of the average human being's resistance to killing his fellow human.

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Manchester, William

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355.0019Social sciences › Public administration & military science › Military science

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U22.G76Military Science › Military science (General) › War. Philosophy. Military sociology

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