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Frontline

Combat and Cohesion in the Twenty-First Century

Herausgeber: King, Anthony

Beschreibung

The volume examines the experiences of professional Western combat soldiers' training and operations in Iraq, and seeks to explain the culture, motivations, and capabilities of the professional soldier in the twenty-first century.

Autor

Anthony King is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Exeter. He has written on sport, social theory, and the armed forces including his most recent books The Transformation of Europe's Armed Forces (Cambridge University Press 2011) and The Combat Soldier (Oxford University Press 2013). He is currently working on a book on divisional headquarters. He has acted as a mentor and adviser to the armed forces for a number of years including membership of NATO's ISAF RC (South) Prism Cell in 2009-10 in Kandahar.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 716g
• ISBN-13: 9780198719663
• ISBN-10: 0198719663
• Artikelnr.: 47869325