psychology, military

Examines what happens to the human body under the stress of combat in a foreign land and as a police officer in the streets of urban America; and discusses the measures that can be taken to prevent extreme forms of debilitating stress on the mind and body.

The life stories of the men who raised the American flag at the battle of Iwo Jima.

A collection of essays which analyze human involvement in warfare in the past, present, and future.

Discusses the pscyhological and moral aspects of soldiers returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan, analyzing how men and women deal with stress and mental health issues while struggling with feelings of rage, guilt, and, fear and attempting to adapt to life after a deployment.

Discusses the effects that desensitizing of military personnel to killing has on society as a whole and looks at the media's role in spreading this condition among the general public.