| Description |
xx, 265 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Roger Spiller -- Human factors in war: the psychology and physiology of close combat / Dave Grossman -- Incorporating human factors in simulation: a British Army view / Stephen Tetlow -- Close combat: lessons from the cases of Albert Jacka and Audie Murphy / Michael Evans -- The last casualty? Public perceptions of bearable cost in a democracy / Hugh Smith -- Post-traumatic stress and the Australian Defence Force: lessons from peace operations in Rwanda and Lebanon / Peter Warfe -- Balancing deep and close battle: will we still close with the enemy in the future? / John English -- Fighting spirit: leadership and morale on the 'empty battlefield' of the future / Paddy Griffith -- The ghost of Jomini: the effects of digitisation on commanders and the workings of headquarters / Jim Wallace -- Stress on higher commanders in future warfare / David Horner -- 'Women as killers and killing women': The implications of 'gender-neutral' armed forces / Eleanor Hancock -- Human factors in field training for battle: realistically reproducing chaos / Jeremy Manton, Carlene Wilson, Helen Braithwaite -- Conclusion: the eternal human face of warfare / Michael Evans |
| Analysis |
Australian Defence Force |
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Emotions |
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Federal issue |
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Psychological stress |
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Wars |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-255) and index |
| Subject |
Combat -- Psychological aspects.
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Psychology, Military.
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War victims -- Mental health.
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War neuroses.
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War -- Psychological aspects.
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Women and war.
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| Author |
Evans, Michael, 1951- editor
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Ryan, Alan, 1963- editor
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| ISBN |
1865083747 |
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