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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not for the layman,
By Nate Wright (Fort Collins, CO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Psychology of Conflict and Combat: (Hardcover)
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Shalit's work is written specifically for psychology and military professionals. His detailed categorization and impulse to construct word formulas can be tough to wade through. It is also quite old, published in 1988. From the title, I was hoping for a more comprehensive look at psychological issues within and surrounding conflict and combat. Instead, it was focused heavily on detailing and categorizing the types of aggression, while analyzing their value in producing effective soldiers and units. Shalit does take an interesting look at the process of coping and provides some interesting statistics on Israeli soldiers' differing attitudes towards Syria/Egypt/Jordan - including former POWs' attitudes of each army. But in the end, none of this is really enough to make the book worthwhile. [...] |
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The Psychology of Conflict and Combat: by Ben Shalit (Hardcover - March 25, 1988)
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