Format:
XIV, 538 S.
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Ill., Kt.
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24 cm
ISBN:
0199658846
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9780199658848
Content:
"The author claims ... the infantry platoon of the mass twentieth century army typically performed poorly and demonstrated low levels of cohesion in combat. With inadequate time and resources to train troops for the industrial battlefield; citizen armies typically relied on appeals to masculinity, nationalism, and ethnicity to unite their troops and to encourage them to fight. By contrast, cohesion among today's professional soldiers is generated and sustained quite differently. While concepts of masculinity and patriotism are not wholly irrelevant, the combat performance of professional soldiers is based primarily on drills ... Consequently, the infantry platoon has become a highly skilled team capable of collective virtuosity in combat. The increasing importance of training, competence, and drills to the professional infantry soldier has not only changed the character of cohesion in the twenty-first century platoon, but it has also allowed for a wider social membership of this group"--P. [4] of Cover
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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The elementary forms of the military lifeCohesion -- The Marshall effect -- Combat motivation -- Mass tactics -- Modern tactics -- The persistence of mass -- Battle drills -- Training -- Professionalism -- The female soldier -- The professional society.
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe King, Anthony The combat soldier Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, 2013 ISBN 9780199658848
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0199658846
Language:
English
Subjects:
Military Science
Keywords:
Infanterie
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Taktik
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Ausbildung
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Historische Darstellung
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Historische Darstellung
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