Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War

Wilfred Trotter's book on the 'herd instinct' was published on the heels of World War I. The war confirmed Trotter's thesis, that that man, like any other animal (as proved by Darwin), was guided largely by instincts. As such, the man who knew how to do it could guide Mass Man in a way 'best' for society. Humans are just herds to be manage