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Committe of the NATIONALRESEARCH COUNCIL: : PSYCHOLOGY FOR THE FIGHTING MAN - WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOURSELF AND OTHERS. [FIGHTING FORCES,PENGUIN SPECIAL No. S212.]

US.WASHINGTON,D. C. PENGUIN,1943.

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US,12mo p/back Original,1st edn.[A FIGHTING FORCES - PENGUIN SPECIAL.] GOOD. No owner inscrptn and no price removal (25c.) from card cover.Red,b/w bands with red,b/w lettering and b/w figure of a charging US infantryman with bayonet fixed illustration,to centre of front cover. Front cover with various creases mainly to its body rather than edges etc.,a lightly sunned/faded spine with red+black white bands and black lettering within, white numeration i.e S212 at head of same.Foot of spine lacking approx 1" but without affecting letters of main title,rear cover with minimal grubbing with white panelled, black lettered advert for other 'Fighting Forces Penguin Specials' available.Insides of covers with an 'About this Book' preamble to front and b/w advert for another title in this series - 'How The Jap Army Fights.' at rear.Negligible shelf -wear,bumping,creasing to corners - no other nicks,tears or splits present.All edges aged/toned; contents bright,tight and generally clean - some random but sporadic blemishes - expected from it obvious use in its lifetime.A mixture of accidental,bottom corner creases to first 60pp,some small,others - the majority uniform,and page 61/2 with an intentional top corner dog-ear crease.A few pairs of accidental(?) dog-ear creases to some pages' bottom corners - majority though, without any such creasing.US,12mo p/back original,1st edn,5-456pp [paginated] includes 3pp Collaborators list/table,XX (20) chapters,profuse b/w photographs, b/w illus,diagrams,charts etc. interspersed throughout the text and the book,an index; plus [unpaginated] title page,contents list/table with a paginated note to the reader to its reverse and tipped in at rear a smaller,4-paged Special Index for Use of Orientation Officer. A contemporary published and issued attempt to fill the need for a presentation of real,modern,scientific psychology so that it could be understood by the average American enlisted man during World War II.It was intended so that every soldier who reads it should understand and use more effectively those most complicated "instrumentalities of war," that is,his own human reactions.Many of the pre-eminent psychologists of the era contributed chapters. Written for the man in uniform - whether a private,a sailor,a shavetail,a captain or a lietenant general - who wants to know his own physical and mental limitations even better than some of the "military experts" claim to know the psychology of our enemies.The book includes though-provoking chapters on such subjects as fear,morale,camouflage,food,sex,mobs and panic,rumour,and psychological warfare,to name only a few.Almost every chapter describes some practical ideas which,if used by the fighting man,will increase his effectiveness against the enemy,improve his personal adjustment,and give him an even better chance to stay off the casualty lists than he already has. Seven other titles from this series include:'MODERN BATTLE.','AMERICANS VS. GERMANS.',GUERILLA WARFARE.','NEW SOLDIER'S HANDBOOK.','WHAT'S THAT PLANE?',and 'AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION.'. An uncommon,scarce surviving paperback from the era. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. Available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** This item offered P+p included Worldwide.** ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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