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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808912903321

Autore

Matthews Michael D

Titolo

Head strong : how psychology is revolutionizing war / / Michael D. Matthews

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-19-938402-9

0-19-991618-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

355.001/9

Soggetti

War - Psychological aspects

Psychology, Military

Combat - Psychological aspects

Psychological warfare - United States

Soldiers - Mental health - United States

United States Armed Forces Medical care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Psychological science and art of war -- The right soldier for the right job -- Turning civilians into soldiers -- Cognitive dominance: soldiers and systems that outthink the enemy -- Tough hearts: building resilient soldiers -- Winning hearts and minds -- This is not your father's army -- When the going gets rough, the rough get going: leading in combat -- Leading others in the digital age -- The 21st century Patton -- Building better soldiers through science -- Spinoffs: a better world through military psychology -- Psychology, war, peace, and ethics.

Sommario/riassunto

Psychology is the science that will determine who wins and who loses the wars of the 21st century, just as physics ultimately led the United States to victory in World War II. Changes in the world's political landscape coupled with radical advances in the technology of war will greatly alter how militaries are formed, trained, and led. Leadership under fire - and the traits and skills it requires - is also changing. Grant, Lee, Pershing, Patton - these generals would not succeed in 21st



century conflicts. In Head Strong: Psychology and Military Dominance in the 21st Century, Michael D. Matthew