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Endurance And War
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Author : Jasen J. Castillo
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2014-04-09
Endurance And War written by Jasen J. Castillo and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-09 with Political Science categories.
Scholars and military practitioners alike have long sought to understand why some country's militaries fight hard when facing defeat while others collapse. In Endurance and War, Jasen Castillo presents a new unifying theory—cohesion theory—to explain why national militaries differ in their staying power. His argument builds on insights from the literatures on group solidarity in general and military effectiveness in particular, which argue that the stronger the ties binding together individuals in a group of any kind, the higher the degree of cohesion that a group will exhibit when taking collective action, including fighting in war. Specifically, he argues that two types of ties determine the cohesion, and therefore the resilience, of a nation's armed forces during war: the degree of control a regime holds over its citizens and the amount of autonomy the armed forces possess to focus on training for warfighting. Understanding why armed forces differ in their cohesion should help U.S. military planners better assess the military capabilities of potential adversaries, like Iran and North Korea. For scholars of international politics, cohesion theory can help provide insights into how countries create military power and how they win wars.
Endurance And The First World War
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Author : David Monger
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2014-10-02
Endurance And The First World War written by David Monger and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-02 with History categories.
Endurance was an inherent part of the First World War. The chapters in this collection explore the concept in New Zealand and Australia. Researchers from a range of backgrounds and disciplines address what it meant for New Zealanders and Australians to endure the First World War, and how the war endured through the Twentieth Century. Soldiers and civilians alike endured hardship, discomfort, fears and anxieties during the war. Officials and organisations faced unprecedented demands on their time and resources, while Maori, Australian Aborigines, Anglo-Indian New Zealanders and children sought their own ways to contribute and be acknowledged. Family-members in Australia and New Zealand endured uncertainty about their loved ones’ fates on distant shores. Once the war ended, different forms of endurance emerged as responses, memories, myths and memorials quickly took shape and influenced the ways in which New Zealanders and Australians understood the conflict. The collection is divided into the themes of Institutional Endurance, Home Front Endurance, Battlefield Endurance, Race and Endurance, and Memorials.
To The Limit Of Endurance
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Author : Peter F. Owen
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2007-08-15
To The Limit Of Endurance written by Peter F. Owen and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-15 with History categories.
Scholars and historians offer several theories for the crippling losses suffered by the American Expeditionary Forces on the battlefields of World War I: inexperience, poor leadership, hasty expansion of duties, and others. But until now, most of these studies have focused at the division level or higher. Now, with To the Limit of Endurance, Peter F. Owen offers a tautly worded, historically rigorous, and intensely human survey of the agonizing burden shouldered by the Second Battalion of the Sixth Regiment of U.S. Marines from its formation in Quantico, Virginia, in 1917 until the cessation of hostilities in November of the following year. In places like Belleau Wood and Soissons, these young men, led by dedicated officers, died in staggering numbers—primarily because of the outmoded tactics they had learned. Owen shows how the battalion regrouped after these campaigns, however, and embarked on a period of intense retraining. By the time of the closing weeks of the war, the adjustments they had made allowed them to mold themselves into a coldly efficient military machine. Drawing on a treasure trove of surviving first-hand accounts, Owen expertly combines these individual observations with military records and archival sources to create a mosaic that provides not only a case study of how one organization grappled with transformation but also a tightly focused, ground-level view of the lives—and deaths—of these courageous American military men. The grueling, ultimately triumphant odyssey of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines will appeal to military historians, professional soldiers, and interested general readers.
Endurance
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Author : Peter Bowman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-11-15
Endurance written by Peter Bowman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-15 with categories.
To The Limits Of Endurance
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Author : Jack Harte
language : en
Publisher: Liberties Press
Release Date : 2007
To The Limits Of Endurance written by Jack Harte and has been published by Liberties Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Prisoners of war categories.
In the 1930s, Jack Harte, like so many boys in the rough-and-tumble environment of inner-city Dublin, dreamt of adventure and overseas locations, as featured in the comic books and movies of the day. Unlike most people, though, he was to make a bolt for t.
Enduring The Great War
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Author : Alexander Watson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2008-04-17
Enduring The Great War written by Alexander Watson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-17 with History categories.
This book is an innovative comparative history of how German and British soldiers endured the horror of the First World War. Unlike existing literature, which emphasises the strength of societies or military institutions, this study argues that at the heart of armies' robustness lay natural human resilience. Drawing widely on contemporary letters and diaries of British and German soldiers, psychiatric reports and official documentation, and interpreting these sources with modern psychological research, this unique account provides fresh insights into the soldiers' fears, motivations and coping mechanisms. It explains why the British outlasted their opponents by examining and comparing the motives for fighting, the effectiveness with which armies and societies supported men and the combatants' morale throughout the conflict on both sides. Finally it challenges the consensus on the war's end, arguing that not a 'covert strike' but rather an 'ordered surrender' led by junior officers brought about Germany's defeat in 1918.
Violence And Endurance
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Author : Astvaldur Astvaldsson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Violence And Endurance written by Astvaldur Astvaldsson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with LITERARY CRITICISM categories.
Endurance
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Author : C. Alexander London
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Endurance written by C. Alexander London and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
"Navy SEAL Ryan Keene and his sea lion, Hansel, face vicious mercenaries and one of the harshest climates on the planet when they travel to the perilous Arctic."--ARBookFind.
Beyond Endurance
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Author : Nicholas Barker
language : en
Publisher: Pen & Sword
Release Date : 1997
Beyond Endurance written by Nicholas Barker and has been published by Pen & Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Beyond Endurance is a fascinating story of survival in the face of insurmountable odds, battling against an inhospitable climate and chronicling government incompetence and mismanagement. Captain Nicholas (Nick) Barker, who commanded HMS Endurance before, during and after the Falklands conflict, warned the government that the proposed scrapping of this war hardy ship would encourage Argentina to take belligerent action against the Falkland Islands. His subsequent warnings of unrest in the South Atlantic were ignored by Whitehall and as a consequence war erupted. HMS Endurance was involved in heavy military action - destroying two aircraft, damaging a frigate, assisting in the capture of South Georgia and Southern Thule, and the destruction of the Argentine submarine Santa Fe. For these actions, the ship's company (as Nick likes to put it) was awarded the CBE. This absorbing human tale, which spans the century, enables the author to speak freely regarding this very British affair, which reflects Whitehall's characteristics, at that time, of arrogance, secrecy and refusal to admit mistakes.
World War Ii Victory In Europe
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Author : The Editors of TIME-LIFE
language : en
Publisher: Time Inc. Books
Release Date : 2016-03-01
World War Ii Victory In Europe written by The Editors of TIME-LIFE and has been published by Time Inc. Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-01 with History categories.
The first months of 1945, which brought the long war in Europe to an end, were some of the most remarkable in history. The Allies scored stunning victories, Franklin Roosevelt died, Hitler committed suicide, and finally, in May, the Germans surrendered and celebrations around the world began, even as war in the Pacific raged on. Victory in Europe charts the events of these incredible days.