On Killing

hostile intent, in war, 105-06

hostility. See aggression

hypertension, emotional, 47

hysteria, 46-47, 47

I

id, 37

illness, gain through. See gain through illness theory

imprisonment rates, American, 299-301

ineffective firing, 9-15

intent, in war, 105-06

intentional miss, 9-15

Israeli military forces, 43, 52, 175, 273

Itzin, Catherine, 325

J

Japan, treatment of Chinese prisoners by, 209

Jenkins, Simon, 327

John, Dr., 15

Jordan, Bill, 256

Jung, Carl, 184

Junger, Ernst, 200

K

karate, 131-32, 337

Kathman, Michael, 2, 155

Keegan, John, 10, 87, 88, 113, 114, 115, 118, 122, 130, 223, 344

Keen, Sam, 12

Keenan, George, 83

Kent, J. A., 234

killing

• empowerment by, 208-10

• murder-suicides, 241-43

• obsession with, 233, 234-36

• societal fascination with, 3

killing, burden of, 87-93, 95

killing, enabling of, 187

• American violence and, 303-05

• conditioning, effect of. See conditioning

• distance as factor in. See distance, effect of

• groups, effect of, 149-55

• leadership, effect of, 143-46

• in media, 328, 331

• peer pressure effect on. See peer pressure

• recent loss, effect of, 179, 189

• target attractiveness, model of, 171, 189

killing, in combat, 2,3-4,30-31,32-34,66

• distance, effect of. See distance, effect of

• means and opportunity, 171-73, 189

• model of, 341-42

• motive for, 171, 173-76, 189

• murder distinguished from, 195

• of noble enemy, 195-96

• predisposition to, 124, 176-85, 187, 189, 340, 341, 342

• to preserve freedom, 226-27

• social stigma of enjoying, 236

• stages of emotional response to, 111-12

killing, resistance to, 1-4, 29-30, 36, 37-39, 59-60, 87, 334

• American violence and, 304

• bayoneting, 122, 123

• in Civil War, 22, 24, 25, 27

• at close range, 118-19, 131, 132-33

• in executions, 209

• factors affecting, 186-92

• increase at 50% casualty point, 149

• society’s need to overcome, 226-27

• training to overcome, 250-61

• in treatment of surrendering soldiers, 200

killing response stages, 111-12, 231-45, 343-44

• actual kill, 231, 233, 343

• concern, 231, 232-33

• exhilaration. See exhilaration, of killing

• murder-suicides, 241-43

• of nonkillers, 244

• rationalization/acceptance. See rationalization and acceptance, of killing

• remorse, 231, 235, 236-37, 241, 243

kill rates, 10-12, 333-34

• Rhodesia, 178-79

• Vietnam War, 254, 334, 336

• World War II, 30,110,161-62,184-85

Kinnard, General, 333

knife range, 129-30

Knight-Adkin, James H„ 94, 335

Koch, Traute, 101

Korean War, 280

• exhaustion in, 69

• firing rate, 35, 181, 251, 344

• posturing in, 8

• rear, attack from, 81

Kubler-Ross, Elizabeth, 231