Publisher's Synopsis
Beyond the Battlefield: The Psychology of Modern Soldiers is not a book about bullets and blood. It's a journey into the silent storm within-the battles fought behind screens, in air-conditioned control rooms, and deep within the human psyche.
As warfare evolves into a high-tech domain of digital combat and cyberwarfare, soldiers are no longer defined solely by their physical endurance, but by their emotional resilience and moral clarity. This book dives into the untold stories of licensed drone pilots, UAV operators, and cyber operatives-modern warriors navigating the paradox of remote killing and emotional proximity.
What happens to a person who takes life from a distance, through a joystick or a line of code? Many experience moral injury, emotional suppression, and the slow creep of compassion fatigue. Others suffer from emotional numbing, war guilt, and moral disengagement, unsure where the enemy ends and the self begins.
You'll discover how emotional fatigue and exhaustion manifest not through screams and sirens, but in silence, in sleepless nights, in hollow stares. With the rise of drone warfare, even those thousands of miles from the battlefield begin to feel its weight pressing on their souls.
But there is hope.
Through research-backed insights and deeply human narratives, Beyond the Battlefield also explores how to recognize the signs of emotional exhaustion, build emotional resilience, and restore psychological integrity. Whether you are a military psychologist, a veteran, a civilian curious about the cost of modern war, or someone training in drone piloting for civilian or farm use-this book offers essential lessons about the unseen consequences of power, precision, and distance.
Because war doesn't end when the mission is over. Sometimes, it only begins when the screen goes dark.
