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The Anatomy of Courage: The Classic WWI Study of the Psychological Effects of War Paperback – January 17, 2007
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As relevant today as it was when first written over sixty years ago The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society
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About the Author
Lord Moran was created 1st Baron Moran on Manton in 1943. During the 1914-18 war he was awarded the MC during the Battle of the Somme and the Italian Silver Medal for Military Valour for a raid. He was for twenty-four years the Dean of St Mary's Hospital Medical School. In 1945 he published The Anatomy of Courage. He became Winston Churchill's doctor in 1940, as the curtain was rising on one of the greatest dramas in our history, and from 1941 to 1950 he was also President of the Royal College of Physicians. In his war memoirs, Churchill called Moran "a devoted and personal friend" to whose "unfailing care I probably owe my life."
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Chuck Peterson
on December 17, 2005
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The Anatomy of Courage strives to dissect the problem of courage and give the commander a tool to enhance it in battle, to increase it in training, or to find it in recruiting. He discusses the mystery of why one person can fight in the trenches (In WWI) for days or weeks and then one day, simply break. He searches for methods to discover than breaking point and extend it - to maximize the use of that precious commodity. He fails. Instead, he seems to say that the only really beneficial thing the commander can do is recognize the man that has courage and recruit him for service. Promote him when he demonstrates it and hope for the best from the rest of his troops. It is not a happy discovery for the author but he doesn't do well discovering a solution to the problem. It is not for lack of effort and his thoroughness makes the prospects for another would be problem solver seem just as bleak.
It is a wonderful journey and a great exploration of the topic. If there isn't a solution to the problem of maximizing courage then the commander can see how important recruiting is and spend his resources there instead. The US marine recruiting goal of looking for "a few good men" seems to be on the mark. Well worth the read.
It is a wonderful journey and a great exploration of the topic. If there isn't a solution to the problem of maximizing courage then the commander can see how important recruiting is and spend his resources there instead. The US marine recruiting goal of looking for "a few good men" seems to be on the mark. Well worth the read.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I am not sure where to start with this review. I was reading something else and found reference to this book and it is the best surprise in books I have had in years. Written by a Medical Doctor who served in the trenches of WW I for England he wrote the book for Churchill, who he served in WW II. Outstanding material on the attribute of courage on the battlefield, under stress - what causes problems, how to prevent them and on and on. The man has been there. I could see things he was talking about from my sniper teams in Vietnam. I could see it so clearly it was a little weird. I don't know where this book has been or why it isn't at the forefront of military reading but one outstanding look at the problems and solutions from down in the dirt of war.
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on August 18, 2011
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This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. It is written very smoothly and is a great book for history fans (the books is centered around primarily the English Army during WWI) or psychology novelists alike. Lord Moran does a fantastic job in mixing actual cases, facts, opinions and philosophy into each section of the book thus that the outcome is a strong, fluid read. Highly recommended!
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Linda Jewell
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As a mom of the military, I found the book written by the WWI physician fascinating. However, I couldn't help wonder if Lord Moran would come to different conclusions today if he could read new research and medical findings concerning Traumatic Brain Injuries and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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