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

By: Matthews, Michael D.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014Description: xxiii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780199916177 (acidfree paper).Subject(s): War -- Psychological aspects | Psychology, Military | Combat -- Psychological aspects | Psychological warfare -- United States | Soldiers -- Mental health -- United States | United States -- Armed Forces -- Medical careDDC classification: 355.0019 LOC classification: U22.3 | .M38 2014
Contents:
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 twenty-first-century Patton -- Building better soldiers through science -- Spin-offs: a better world through military psychology -- Psychology, war, peace, and ethics.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index.

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 twenty-first-century Patton -- Building better soldiers through science -- Spin-offs: a better world through military psychology -- Psychology, war, peace, and ethics.

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