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Fox, Wesley L.

Courage and fear a primer / [electronic resource] : Wesley L. Fox. - 1st ed. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2007. - 1 online resource (xiv, 117 p.) : ill.

Includes index.

What is fear? -- What is courage? -- Courage handles fear -- Recognition of fear -- Identifying causes of fear -- Feeding fear -- Handling fear -- Boot camp -- The Korean War -- Suspicious sounds forward -- Following the Chinese night attack -- Assault on enemy machine gun -- Late June 1951 Ridgeline Defense -- The Vietnam War -- Instructor assignment -- Fort Benning -- Riptide -- Parachute jumps -- A jump in high wind -- No parachute out -- A cut-away with floating reserve parachute -- Free fall in a flat spin -- Double parachute malfunction -- Our fearful world -- Summary of courage -- Words from marines in combat -- How others view marines.

ISBN: 9781597973410 (electronic bk.) 1597973416 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Courage.
Fear.
Soldiers--Psychology.--United States
PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BF575.C8 / F69 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 179/.6