Why read On Combat?

Book cover of On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

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On Combat looks at what happens to the human body under the stresses of deadly battle the impact on the nervous system, heart, breathing, visual and auditory perception, memory - then discusses new research findings as to what measures warriors can take to prevent such debilitations so they can stay…

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1 author picked On Combat as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Matthew J. Sharps

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Colonel Grossman's work, with Loren Christensen, discusses, in practical if sometimes harsh terms, the realities of psychology in combat, hard realities encountered by military personnel and by law enforcement officers.

This is a critical work for anyone interested in the realities of the human mind in battle, and especially for those mental health personnel who may have to deal with the harsh realities of violence in mental health settings without personal experience or personal understanding of the field realities of combat and violence.

This book should be required reading for anyone dealing with military or law enforcement personnel in the…

From Matthew's list on he best books about cognitive science and the criminal justice system.