The Dynamics of Soldiering

The Dynamics of Soldiering
Title The Dynamics of Soldiering PDF eBook
Author Kuldip Singh Bajwa
Publisher Har-Anand Publications
Pages 304
Release 2004
Genre Combat
ISBN 9788124109403

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The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050

The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050
Title The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050 PDF eBook
Author MacGregor Knox
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 236
Release 2001-08-27
Genre History
ISBN 9780521800792

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This book studies the changes that have marked war in the Western World since the thirteenth century.

Soldiering Under Occupation

Soldiering Under Occupation
Title Soldiering Under Occupation PDF eBook
Author Erella Grassiani
Publisher Berghahn Books
Pages 168
Release 2013-07-01
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0857459570

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Often, violent behavior or harassment from a soldier is dismissed by the military as unacceptable acts by individuals termed, “rotten apples.” In this study, the author argues that this dismissal is unsatisfactory and that there is an urgent need to look at the (mis)behavior of soldiers from a structural point of view. When soldiers serve as an occupational force, they find themselves in a particular situation influenced by structural circumstances that heavily influence their behavior and moral decision-making. This study focuses on young Israeli men and their experiences as combat soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), particularly those who served in the “Occupied Palestinian Territories” (OPT) during the “Al Aqsa Intifada,” which broke out in 2000. In describing the soldiers’ circumstances, especially focusing on space, the study shows how processes of numbing on different levels influence the (moral) behavior of these soldiers.

Regular Soldiers, Irregular War

Regular Soldiers, Irregular War
Title Regular Soldiers, Irregular War PDF eBook
Author Devorah S. Manekin
Publisher Cornell University Press
Pages 172
Release 2020-08-15
Genre History
ISBN 1501750445

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What explains differences in soldier participation in violence during irregular war? How do ordinary men become professional wielders of force, and when does this transformation falter or fail? Regular Soldiers, Irregular War presents a theoretical framework for understanding the various forms of behavior in which soldiers engage during counterinsurgency campaigns—compliance and shirking, abuse and restraint, as well as the creation of new violent practices. Through an in-depth study of the Israeli Defense Forces' repression of the Second Palestinian Intifada of 2000–2005, including in-depth interviews with and a survey of former combatants, Devorah Manekin examines how soldiers come both to unleash and to curb violence against civilians in a counterinsurgency campaign. Manekin argues that variation in soldiers' behavior is best explained by the effectiveness of the control mechanisms put in place to ensure combatant violence reflects the strategies and preferences of military elites, primarily at the small-unit level. Furthermore, she develops and analyzes soldier participation in three categories of violence: strategic violence authorized by military elites; opportunistic or unauthorized violence; and "entrepreneurial violence"—violence initiated from below to advance organizational aims when leaders are ambiguous about what will best serve those aims. By going inside military field units and exploring their patterns of command and control, Regular Soldiers, Irregular War, sheds new light on the dynamics of violence and restraint in counterinsurgency.

This Woman's Army

This Woman's Army
Title This Woman's Army PDF eBook
Author Marie DeYoung
Publisher PSI Research
Pages 0
Release 1999
Genre Violence
ISBN 9781555715076

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Challenge to rethink enlistment, training and disciplinary policies and eliminate double standards for performance and discipline that contribute to the breakdown of military readiness and the disintegration of American families associated with the military. [back cover].

Tactical Display for Soldiers

Tactical Display for Soldiers
Title Tactical Display for Soldiers PDF eBook
Author National Research Council
Publisher National Academies Press
Pages 240
Release 1997-01-17
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 0309175119

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This book examines the human factors issues associated with the development, testing, and implementation of helmet-mounted display technology in the 21st Century Land Warrior System. Because the framework of analysis is soldier performance with the system in the full range of environments and missions, the book discusses both the military context and the characteristics of the infantry soldiers who will use the system. The major issues covered include the positive and negative effects of such a display on the local and global situation awareness of the individual soldier, an analysis of the visual and psychomotor factors associated with each design feature, design considerations for auditory displays, and physical sources of stress and the implications of the display for affecting the soldier's workload. The book proposes an innovative approach to research and testing based on a three-stage strategy that begins in the laboratory, moves to controlled field studies, and culminates in operational testing.

Seizing Power

Seizing Power
Title Seizing Power PDF eBook
Author Naunihal Singh
Publisher JHU Press
Pages 265
Release 2014-07-01
Genre Political Science
ISBN 142141337X

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How coups happen and why half of them fail. While coups drive a majority of regime changes and are responsible for the overthrow of many democratic governments, there has been very little empirical work on the subject. Seizing Power develops a new theory of coup dynamics and outcomes, drawing on 300 hours of interviews with coup participants and an original dataset of 471 coup attempts worldwide from 1950 to 2000. Naunihal Singh delivers a concise and empirical evaluation, arguing that understanding the dynamics of military factions is essential to predicting the success or failure of coups. Singh draws on an aspect of game theory known as a coordination game to explain coup dynamics. He finds a strong correlation between successful coups and the ability of military actors to project control and the inevitability of success. Examining Ghana’s multiple coups and the 1991 coup attempt in the USSR, Singh shows how military actors project an image of impending victory that is often more powerful than the reality on the ground. In addition, Singh also identifies three distinct types of coup dynamics, each with a different probability of success, based on where within the organization each coup originated: coups from top military officers, coups from the middle ranks, and mutinous coups from low-level soldiers.