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Brains & bullets : how psychology wins wars / Leo Murray.

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MURRAY Leo

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TextPublication details: London : Biteback Publishing, 2013.Description: ix, 292 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9781849545167 (hbk.) :

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Summary: This describes the hard science of tactical psychology, from its basic components to its most compelling effects. Each chapter comes with a key fact: the strength of aversion to killing; how many artillery shells or rifle bullets are needed to pin down a unit; the extent to which combat degrades rational thought.

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This describes the hard science of tactical psychology, from its basic components to its most compelling effects. Each chapter comes with a key fact: the strength of aversion to killing; how many artillery shells or rifle bullets are needed to pin down a unit; the extent to which combat degrades rational thought.

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