Review of The psychology of handling men in the Army

Abstract

Reviews the book, The psychology of handling men in the Army by Joseph Peterson and Quentin J. David (1918). According to the title page, "the manuscript of this book was submitted to the War Department and permission for its publication for distribution among Army officers and soldiers was obtained under date of May 14, 1918." In the Preface the authors describe the general plan of the book in the following words: "The general plan has been to have each chapter, with a few exceptions, made up of three parts the first by the junior author, an army officer (Lieutenant David), in a popular and somewhat personal style, to influence the young officers in the principles to be discussed, the second by the senior author (formerly Asst. Professor Peterson of the University of Minnesota) on the psychological bases of the subject considered, this to constitute the main part of the chapter; and part three to embody phases of more immediate application and also quotations, experiences and opinions of army officers which would be useful to those persons for whom the book is especially prepared. Some of the chapters, however, consist of only two parts." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)