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I read "On Killing" and thought it was crap personally.
I doubt I will ever fire a round in anger in the Mil. I am more likely to than most Air Force personnel, but the chances are still pretty low.
I have had one on duty shooting in the civilian world and it did not phase me. The retardation I had to deal with after the shooting bothered me more. I can honestly say I hope to never have to do it again, but will if the situation calls for it.
I was about to include
On Killing in my military book spending spree with amazon (One of the essays in
Rethinking the principles of war mentioned a few authors and said if they hadn't written it, it probably wasn't worth writing. So I went shopping
). When I went to the
On Killing page it also recommended
Stop teaching our kids to kill which he co-authored. As someone whose biggest childhood highlight was finally getting the parents to relent on a purchase of N64 and
Goldeneye, the author can fuck right off.
Besides,
The Landmark Thucydides will take me a few months to break down