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| On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace | 
 enlarge | Authors: Dave Grossman, Loren W. Christensen
Publisher: PPCT Research Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  94 reviews
Sales Rank: 71953
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 403
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 0964920522
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.0019
EAN: 9780964920521
ASIN: 0964920522
Publication Date: August 16, 2007
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on combat: the psychology and physiology of deadly conflict June 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
this is a very well written book. i recommend it to be read by anyone whom has served in life or death combat or may be faced with life or death combat in their job duties. a lot of the information could be useful on the streets for the adverage joe or jane who may become a victim of violence and in search of that edge that could mean the difference between living and dying. I hope that any warrior in todays modern military service will study this book and add its information to their mental arsenal.
 Okay, but it makes me want to kick a puppy, burn Shakespeare. June 1, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I started reading this and was pretty immersed for a while, but eventually set it down for a month or so. A couple weeks ago I picked it up again and tried to resume reading, but it's going really slowly and I find myself more critical.
I've found some really interesting and-- given that I'm an applicant to join law enforcement-- hopefully someday useful information in its pages, but I'm starting to get sick of quotation after quotation, metaphor after metapher, and repetition ad nauseum. Sometimes I think "he wrote this basically so that he could compile all of his favourite (or 'cool-sounding') quotations-- no matter how cliched-- about conflict and aggression from literature and history in one place," and at least once I've thought "if I read about 'the puppy' one more time, I'm going to scream inside my head," and within three minutes I was screaming inside my head. Maybe as an English major in university I'm just used to reading things written by authors who are *authors* first, but jeez... I really want to like this book. To an extent, I do really like this book. But anyone thinking of reading it really should know up-front: this was written by a warrior who decided to try and write about it-- not a writer who knows anything about combat. If you do a lot of reading, it's a distinction you'll want to know about in advance.
Excellent Book May 24, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this to be a great book overall. I bought it to occupy myself during a week long field training exercise which involved a good deal of down time, and learned quite a lot about my job that I never realized in the past. It was well worth the price.
The only problem I found with it is that Grossman's occasional use of hyperbole (referring to children who play video games as "mass murderers") or oversimplification (reducing some very nuanced and legitimate points of contention to "sheep" and "warriors") has the tendency to undercut his otherwise valid points.
As a source of information about the psychological and physiological effects of combat both during and after such an event, as well as the benefits of the right training and conditioning, this book is invaluable and very accessible.
Must Read May 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a must read for anyone even thinking about joining the Law enforcement community. I think that it should be a required read for cadets in every police academy
Must Read for Military and Law Enforcement May 9, 2008
Grossman takes you deep into the many fears, hesitations and simply the unknowns that are faced by many that serve within the military and law enforcement. His studies are simply to understand and the many examples make the read hit home that much better. I would consider this a must read for anyone already serving or intending on serving in either the military or law enforcement field.
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