War on the Mind

An historical study of 20th century military and intelligence developments in psychology, covering interrogations and brainwashing, propaganda, combat fatigue, group coherence/fragmention, psywar, the psychological dimensions of guerilla warfare, counterinsurgency, survivalism, and more. The British author's first book. He was a psychologist-turned-journalist whose stint examining his country's innovative counterinsurgency operations in Northern Ireland in the early '70s as well as a visit to Fort Bragg (notable for its Special Forces) inspired this work.