the behaviour of men in battle Holmes, Richard 1946-2011 creator text bibliography enk London Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2003 monographic eng

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448 p : ill ; 24 cm This ambitious, wide-ranging, exhaustively researched book is a compelling attempt to grasp the very nature of war. It takes us through the soldier's experience in its entirety - from the humiliation of basic training and the intense comradeship of army life, to the terror, isolation and exhaustion of battle. What does it feel like to be in the firing line? How does killing change a man? And what do the extreme conditions of war reveal about a man's basic instincts, his courage or his fear, his urge for self-preservation or self-sacrifice? Covering several centuries of warfare, and including the personal recollections of veterans from two World Wars, from Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands and the Arab-Israeli conflicts, Richard Holmes gives us a powerful picture of what motivates the soldier and enables him to maintain the struggle in conditions of extreme degradation and danger. 1. Start Line -- 2. Mysterious Fraternity -- 3. The Painful Field -- 4. Epitome of War -- 5. Pale Battalions -- 6. The Real Enemy -- 7. Competion, Diffidence and Glory -- 8. Precarious Valour -- 9. I Am the Enemy -- 10. A Peaceful World. Richard Holmes. Includes bibliographical references and index. Soldiers Psychology War Psychological aspects Soldiers Psychology War Psychological aspects U21.2 .H73 355.02019 029784668X 2006404146 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2006404146-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2006404146-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2006404146-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2006404146-d.html UKM 030715 20240515140544.0 ocm52695430 eng