Sheepdog Tip of the Day, After Combat tip 120
Oddly enough, very few survivors of strategic bombing in Britain and Germany suffered from long term emotional trauma resulting from their experiences, while most of the survivors of Nazi concentration camps and many soldiers in battle did and continue to do so. Incredibly, yet undeniably, there is a qualitative distinction in the eyes of those who suffered: the survivors of Auschwitz were personally traumatized by criminals and suffered lifelong psychological damage from their experiences, whereas the survivors of [the incendiary bombing of] Hamburg were incidental victims of an act of war and were able to put it behind them.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Killing
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