On Combat · The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and Peace by Grossman, Dave -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page A Dedication Acknowledgments Foreword: by Gavin de Becker Introduction: The New Warriors, the New Paladins Section One | The Physiology of Combat: The Anatomy of the Human Body in Battle

Chapter one Combat: The Universal Human Phobia Chapter two The Harsh Reality of Combat: What You Don’t Hear at the VFW Chapter three Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System: The Body’s Combat and Maintenance Troops Chapter four Fear, Physiological Arousal and Performance: Conditions White, Yellow, Red, Gray and Black

Section Two | Perceptual Distortions in Combat: An Altered State of Consciousness

Section Three | The Call to Combat: Where Do We Get Such Men?

Chapter one Killing Machines: The Impact of a Handful of True Warriors Chapter two Stress Inoculation and Fear: Practicing to be miserable Chapter three Sucking Up Bullets and Continuing to Fight: You’ve Never Lived Until You’ve Almost Died Chapter four Making the Decision to Kill: “I Killed Someone. But Someone Lived.” Chapter five Modern Paladins Bearing the Shield: “Go Tell the Spartans . . . ” Chapter six The Evolution of Combat: The Physical and Psychological Leverage That Enables Killing in War and Peace Chapter seven The Evolution of Combat and Domestic Violent Crime

Section Four | The Price of Combat: After the Smoke Clears

Chapter one Relief, Self-blame and Other Emotions: “My World Was Turned Inside Out” Chapter two Stress, Uncertainty, and the “Four Fs”: Forewarned is Forearmed Chapter three PTSD: Re-experiencing the Event, and Fleeing from the Puppy Chapter four A Time to Heal: The Role of Critical Incident Debriefings in Preventing PTSD Chapter five Tactical Breathing and the Mechanics of the Debriefing: Separating the Memory from the Emotions Chapter six What to Say to a Returning Veteran, and What to Say to a Survivor Chapter seven Thou Shalt Not Kill? The Judeo/Christian View of Killing Chapter eight 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 Author Biographies