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1 online resource (1 audio file (22hr., 04 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Tom Parks. |
| Summary |
Culture has an enormous influence on military organizations and their success or failure in war. Cultural biases often result in unstated assumptions that have a deep impact on the making of strategy, operational planning, doctrinal creation, and the organization and training of armed forces. Except in unique circumstances culture grows slowly, embedding so deeply that members often act unconsciously according to its dictates. Of all the factors that are involved in military effectiveness, culture is perhaps the most important. Yet, it also remains the most difficult to describe and understand, because it entails so many external factors that impinge, warp, and distort its formation and continuities. The sixteen case studies in this volume examine the culture of armies, navies, and air forces from the Civil War to the Iraq War and how and why culture affected their performance in the ultimate arbitration of war. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Sociology, Military.
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Armed Forces -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Mansoor, Peter R. 1960- Herausgeber. Editor.
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Murray, Williamson 1941- Herausgeber. Editor.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781705251256 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1705251250 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13697980 |
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