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?This is the first comprehensive treatment in English of the approach of the Soviet military to the problem of psychiatric casualities. As information on the topic is hard to secure, the book is based almost entirely on interviews with Soviet emigre experts. It contains an interesting historical overview and comparison of theoretical and practical differences between Soviet and American psychology and psychiatry; it also includes chapters on military psychiatry in WW II, preventing battle stress and battlefield psychiatry. The presentation is straightforward, clear, and contains minimal bias.?-Choice…mehr

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?This is the first comprehensive treatment in English of the approach of the Soviet military to the problem of psychiatric casualities. As information on the topic is hard to secure, the book is based almost entirely on interviews with Soviet emigre experts. It contains an interesting historical overview and comparison of theoretical and practical differences between Soviet and American psychology and psychiatry; it also includes chapters on military psychiatry in WW II, preventing battle stress and battlefield psychiatry. The presentation is straightforward, clear, and contains minimal bias.?-Choice
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RICHARD A. GABRIEL is former professor of Politics and History and Director of Advanced Courses in the Department of Strategy at the U.S. Army War College where he introduced the study of ancient military history to the curriculum. He is the author of 38 books including Subotai the Valiant: Genghis Khan's Greatest General (Praeger, 2004) and The Military History of Ancient Israel (Praeger, 2003). Currently he is retired and an adjunt professor of Humanities and Ethics at Daniel Webster College.