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Introduction-Section I, Chapter 4

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Section II, “Killing and Combat Trauma: The Role of Killing in Psychiatric Casualties”

Section II, Chapters 1-8

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Section III, Chapters 1-7

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Section IV, “An Anatomy of Killing: All Factors Considered”

Section IV, Chapters 1-6

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Section V, Chapters 1-5

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Section VI, “The Killing Response Stages”

Section VI, Chapters 1-2

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Section VII, Chapters 1-4

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Section VIII, “Killing in America: What Are We Doing to Our Children?”

Section VIII, Chapters 1-5

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On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society

On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society