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On combat, the psychology and physiology of deadly conflict in war and in peace, by Dave Grossman with Loren W. Christensen

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-388) and index

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On combat

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by Dave Grossman with Loren W. Christensen

the psychology and physiology of deadly conflict in war and in peace

Acknowledgements -- Foreword / Gavin de Becker -- Introduction : The new warriors, the new paladins -- Section I. The physiology of combat : the anatomy of the human body in battle. 1. Combat : the universal human phobia -- Chapter 2. The harsh reality of combat : what you don't hear at the VFW -- Chapter 3. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system : the body's combat and maintenance troops -- Chapter 4. Fear, physiological arousal and performance : conditions white, yellow, red, gray and black -- Section II. Perceptual distortions in combat : an altered state of consciousness. Chapter 1. The eyes and the ears : auditory exclusion, intensified sound, and tunnel vision -- Chapter 2. Autopilot : "you honestly don't know you're doing it" -- Chapter 3. A grab bag of effects : visual clarity, slow motion time, temporary paralysis, memory loss, dissociation and intrusive thoughts -- Chapter 4. Memory loss, memory distortions, and the role of videotaping : you are absolutely convinced it happened -- Chapter 5. The Klinger study : a parallel study in perceptual distortions -- Section III. The call to combat : where do we get such men? Chapter 1. Killing machines : the impact of a handful of true warriors -- Chapter 2. Stress inoculation and fear : practicing to be miserable -- Chapter 3. Sucking up bullets and continuing to fight : you've never lived until you've almost died -- Chapter 4. Making the decision to kill : "I killed someone, but someone lived" -- Chapter 5. Modern paladins bearing the shield : "go tell the Spartans..." -- Chapter 6. The evolution of combat : the physical and psychological leverage that enables killing, in war and peace -- Chapter 7. The evolution of combat and domestic violent crime -- Section IV. The price of combat : after the smoke clears. Chapter 1. Relief, self-blame and other emotions : "my world was turned inside out" -- Chapter 2. Stress, uncertainty, and the "four Fs" : forewarned is forearmed -- Chapter 3. PTSD : reexperiencing the event, and fleeing from the puppy -- Chapter 4. A time to heal : the role of critical incident debriefings in preventing PTSD -- Chapter 5. Tactical breathing and the mechanics of the debriefing : separating the memory from the emotions -- Chapter 6. What to say to a returning veteran, and what to say to a survivor -- Chapter 7. Thou shalt not kill? : the Judeo/Christian view of killing -- Chapter 8. Survivor guilt : life not death, and justice not vengeance -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Erasmus' twenty-two principles on how to be strong while remaining virtuous in a dangerous world -- Appendix B. Board of advisors for On combat -- Bibliography -- Index -- Author's biographies