, ON COMBAT
The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in
War and in Peace
Lt. Col Dave Grossman
with
Loren W. Christensen
Human Factor Research Group, Inc. Publications
,Copyright 2012 Lt. Col Dave Grossman,
All rights reserved.
Published in eBook format by Human Factor Research Group, Inc.
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ISBN-13: 978-0-9649-2056-9
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including
information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author. The only
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Third Edition
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Grossman, Dave.
On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace / Dave Grossman.—
3rd ed.
, A Dedication
To “The Fighting Man”
“Into Battle”
. . . And life is colour and warmth and light,
And a striving evermore for these;
And he is dead who will not fight;
And who dies fighting has increase.
The fighting man shall take from the sun
Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot
winds to run,
And with the trees to newer birth;
And find, when fighting shall be done,
Great rest, and fullness after dearth.
The blackbirds sing to him, “Brother, brother,
If this be the last song you shall sing,
Sing well, for you may not sing another;
Brother, sing.”
. . . And when the burning moment breaks,
And all things else are out of mind,
And only joy of battle takes
Him by the throat, and makes him blind.
. . . The thundering line of battle stands,
And in the air death moans and sings;
But Day shall clasp him with strong hands,
And Night shall fold him in soft wings.
The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in
War and in Peace
Lt. Col Dave Grossman
with
Loren W. Christensen
Human Factor Research Group, Inc. Publications
,Copyright 2012 Lt. Col Dave Grossman,
All rights reserved.
Published in eBook format by Human Factor Research Group, Inc.
Converted by http://www.eBookIt.com
ISBN-13: 978-0-9649-2056-9
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including
information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author. The only
exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review.
Third Edition
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Grossman, Dave.
On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace / Dave Grossman.—
3rd ed.
, A Dedication
To “The Fighting Man”
“Into Battle”
. . . And life is colour and warmth and light,
And a striving evermore for these;
And he is dead who will not fight;
And who dies fighting has increase.
The fighting man shall take from the sun
Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot
winds to run,
And with the trees to newer birth;
And find, when fighting shall be done,
Great rest, and fullness after dearth.
The blackbirds sing to him, “Brother, brother,
If this be the last song you shall sing,
Sing well, for you may not sing another;
Brother, sing.”
. . . And when the burning moment breaks,
And all things else are out of mind,
And only joy of battle takes
Him by the throat, and makes him blind.
. . . The thundering line of battle stands,
And in the air death moans and sings;
But Day shall clasp him with strong hands,
And Night shall fold him in soft wings.
