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Encyclopedia of military science / editor, G. Kurt Piehler; associate editor, M. Houston Johnson V.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military art and science--Encyclopedias.
- Military art and science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (4 volumes (xxxv, 1824 pages)) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Volume 1. A-C
- Volume 2. D-M
- Volume 3. N-S
- Volume 4. T-Z.
- Notes:
- A Sage reference publication.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781506310817
- 1506310818
- 9781452276328
- 1452276323
- 9781784024642
- 1784024643
- 9781412969338
- 1412969336
- OCLC:
- 855731851
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