Endurance and war : the national sources of military cohesion /
Castillo, Jasen,
Endurance and war : the national sources of military cohesion / Jasen J. Castillo. - 1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-298) and index.
Cohesion theory : explaining a military's will to fight -- Germany, 1944-1945 -- France, 1940 -- The Soviet Union, 1941 -- North Vietnam, 1965-1973 -- The United States, 1968-1972.
Why do national armed forces differ in their cohesion, or will to fight? Why do some country's militaries fight hard when facing defeat, while others collapse? In this book the author presents cohesion theory to explain why national militaries differ in their staying power, building his argument on insights from the existing literature on military effectiveness and collective action.
9780804790727 (e-book) 0804790728 (e-book)
22573/ctvqrk69w JSTOR
2013035081
1900-1999
Unit cohesion (Military science)--Case studies.
Sociology, Military.
Military history, Modern--20th century.
Cohésion des unités (Science militaire)--Études de cas.
Sociologie militaire.
Histoire militaire--20e siècle.
HISTORY--Military--Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Security (National & International)
Military history, Modern.
Sociology, Military.
Unit cohesion (Military science)
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Case studies.
Études de cas.
U22 / .C378 2014eb
355.3
Endurance and war : the national sources of military cohesion / Jasen J. Castillo. - 1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-298) and index.
Cohesion theory : explaining a military's will to fight -- Germany, 1944-1945 -- France, 1940 -- The Soviet Union, 1941 -- North Vietnam, 1965-1973 -- The United States, 1968-1972.
Why do national armed forces differ in their cohesion, or will to fight? Why do some country's militaries fight hard when facing defeat, while others collapse? In this book the author presents cohesion theory to explain why national militaries differ in their staying power, building his argument on insights from the existing literature on military effectiveness and collective action.
9780804790727 (e-book) 0804790728 (e-book)
22573/ctvqrk69w JSTOR
2013035081
1900-1999
Unit cohesion (Military science)--Case studies.
Sociology, Military.
Military history, Modern--20th century.
Cohésion des unités (Science militaire)--Études de cas.
Sociologie militaire.
Histoire militaire--20e siècle.
HISTORY--Military--Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Security (National & International)
Military history, Modern.
Sociology, Military.
Unit cohesion (Military science)
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Case studies.
Études de cas.
U22 / .C378 2014eb
355.3