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On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society |  | Author: Dave Grossman
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  195 reviews
Sales Rank: 1491
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.4
ISBN: 0316040932
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.0019
EAN: 9780316040938
ASIN: 0316040932
Publication Date: June 22, 2009
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Product Description
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. The result is a work certain to be relevant and important for decades to come.
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 Very Disappointed July 16, 2010
K-9
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
-After hearing nothing but glowing reviews from friends, co-workers, and fellow LE and military types, I was very diappointed to say the least. Then again, everyone I know who loved it, never did one bit of research or fact checking at all. They simply took the book to be the "end all" Bible on the subject.
-In my opinion the book should have been re-named to "On S.L.A. Marshal". I say that because this book specifically uses the work of General S.L.A. Marshal as the foundation for its entire existence; The main problem being, the proven dishonesty of Marhal. As little as 5 minutes of amateur research will reveal the problems with using Marshal's work as "the" definitive source. Even Grossman recognizes this fact when he speaks of it in his follow-up book "On Combat". Marshal's credibility has come under extreme scrutiny over the years for good reason, and he has been flat-out caught in lies. Yet, he (Grossman) goes out of his way to make as lightly of it as possible, and still references Marshal time and time again. Don't get me wrong, I can't blame him. After all, if he directly admitted that Marshal was intellectually dishonest, then he would be driving coffin nails into his own life's work.
 The Price Warriors Pay For Survival July 2, 2010
Buffy
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
"On Killing" is a great outline of the effects of war on the individual warrior.
On Killing June 21, 2010
Jeffrey E. Combs (winston salem, NC United States)
A great study in the cost of learning to kill in war and society. Well worth the time to study & read. Then pick up his other books on the subject.
 Interesting Read June 14, 2010
Andrew T. Smith
I got this book becuase I am a Psychology Major in college. I wanted to know how extreme violence/stress impact the human mind and body (P.T.S.D.). It was not as good as I thought it would be but it is still an amazing book. I learned things about the military's training and human instinct that I never knew before. A great read.
Enter the heart of darkness June 11, 2010
Michael Ciociola
Understand how people are trained and/or conditioned to relax the psychological barriers to killing other people. Lt. Col. Grossman takes a rare and detailed look at the duty, and the burden of combat soldiers - ending human life. Buy this if you desire a deeper insight into the true cost of war upon the individual, or if you are beginning to dig at the roots of related issues like PTSD. Each stage is of the process is examined and supported with quotes from combat veterans.
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