Encyclopedia of military science / / editor, G. Kurt Piehler; associate editor, M. Houston Johnson V

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814941803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE Publications, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-5063-1081-8; 1-4522-7632-3; 1-78402-464-3; 1-4129-6933-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxxvi, 1824 pages) : illustrationsmaps
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Disciplina: 355.003
• Soggetti: Military art and science
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: A Sage reference publication.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Volume 1. A-C -- Volume 2. D-M -- Volume 3. N-S -- Volume 4. T-Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: A comprehensive, ready-reference on the organization, training, traditions, purpose, and functions of today's military. A large component is devoted to issues of leadership, group dynamics, motivation, problem-solving, and decision making in the military context. It also covers recent American military history since the end of the Cold War with a special emphasis on peacekeeping and peacemaking operations, the First Persian Gulf War, the events surrounding 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and how the military has been changing in relation to these events.