Frontline : combat and cohesion in the twenty-first century / edited by Anthony King.
Frontline : combat and cohesion in the twenty-first century / edited by Anthony King.
Frontline : combat and cohesion in the twenty-first century / edited by Anthony King.
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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1 online resource (376 p.)
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""Cover""; ""Frontline: Combat and Cohesion in the Twenty-First Century""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Part I: Concepts""; ""1: On Cohesion""; ""Introduction""; ""Classical Cohesion""; ""Beyond the Primary Gr...
""Culture and Military Discipline: Sikhs, Chinese, and Humans""""Politics, Obedience, and Violence: Germans, Danes, and Luxembourgers""; ""Towards a Non-Eurocentric Military Sociology""; ""Notes""; ""3: Killing and Cohesion in Close Combat: Contexts and Concepts from the First World War to the Prese...
""A Sociology and Psychology of Contemporary Urban Warfare""""Towards a Sociology of Combat Formations in Cities""; ""Sociological Bubbles: Dispersion, Communication, and Autonomy""; ""Ad Hoc Units, Swift Trust, and Cohesion""; ""Transitions""; ""Conclusion: Special Forcification?""; ""Notes""; ""5:...
""6: Combat and Cohesion in the Early Twentieth Century: Strengthening the Inverted Pyramid""""The Technological Crisis""; ""The Social Crisis""; ""Unity of Action""; ""Psychological Resilience""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""7: Re-evaluating Combat Cohesion: The British Second Army in the Northwest...
""Conclusion""""Notes""; ""Part IV: Case Studies""; ""8: New Model Diggers: Australian Identity, Motivation, and Cohesion in Afghanistan""; ""The Changing Face of the Digger""; ""Australians in Afghanistan""; ""Upholding the Traditions of the Anzacs""; ""'Don't Knock Off until the Job is Done': Moti...
""Sarwan Qala: Combat, Emotions, and the Profession of Love""
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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First edition.
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England
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2015.
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Summary
In the last few decades, Western ground troops have been involved in intense close-quarters fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan on a scale not seen since the Vietnam and Korean wars. As a consequence, a unique, if disturbing, archive of data has emerged concerning the behaviour of soldiers on operations, in combat, or preparing for combat. This volume...
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Frontline : combat and cohesion in the twenty-first century / edited by Anthony King.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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0-19-103039-2
0-19-178868-6
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356.10905
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991024388171502626
