Woman, Warrior: The Story of Linda Bray and an Analysis of Female War Veterans in the American Media discusses the media's portrayal of former Army Captain Linda Bray, the first woman to lead American troops into combat in the Panamanian invasion of 1989, and how her leadership …
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This study explores the phenomenon of leader learning in dynamic and hazardous environments. The extant literature emphasizes the importance of, and the process whereby, leaders learn from experience in dynamic milieus (Bennis & Nanus, 1985; Zemke, 1985; Conger, 1992; Kouzes, 19…
Approximately 2 million U.S. troops have deployed as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF; Afghanistan) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF; Iraq), since the wars began in October 2002 (Taylor, et al., 2012). Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a major concern for the Department of …
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between reported childhood traumatic events and posttraumatic growth in a group of combat-exposed soldiers. This archival sample consisted of 2,319 men and women, 18 years or older, who completed an extensive clinical sur…
This creative thesis comprises the first three chapters of Holding Her Own, a novel which explores the career of a young warrant officer who trains on the AH-64 Apache helicopter two years after the United States Army lifts the ban on women in combat aviation. Seventeen-year-old…
Thousands of Iraq combat veterans are currently returning home from the war. A significant percentage of these soldiers are presenting with mental-health problems, foremost of which is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a debilitating condition which has psychological and ps…
Cenotaph is a collection of poems based on the author's experiences in Iraq over the course of three tours of duty that explore combat, loss, and memory.
This study explored the lived experience of five military combat veterans' attitudes towards military mental health care in regards to stigmatization of receiving these services. Each participant served multiple tours of duty in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2003 to 2…
The emergence of modern warfare has contributed to greater numbers of service members being exposed to morally ambiguous decisions and actions (e.g., harming civilians and non-combatants). The moral and spiritual implications of serving in combat have gained increasing attention…
High rates of both binge drinking and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are common among military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Given the normative behavior of binge drinking in the military, alcohol may be used to cope with the stresses of combat experiences and inj…
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to identify key strategies used by Marine Corps battalion commanders for building trust among Marines in a combat environment. Methods. After a review of the cogent literature, the key conceptual framework categories were identified as conc…
For African Americans soldiers serving in the armed forces during the Vietnam War the domestic scene loomed large. African Americans perceived racial issues, race relations, prejudice, and discrimination; in Vietnam through a lens heavily influenced by their earlier experiences …
Composer Maurice Ravel was deeply affected by his experience as a truck-driving soldier in World War I (WWI). For the rest of his life, he never fully came out of the shadow of losing his friends in combat and his beloved mother during the same years. This study examines the imp…
Examining the Army's future warrior: force-on-force simulation of candidate technologi…
by United States., Army, Arroyo Center., Force Development and Technology Program, Steeb, Randall, Bogue, Patrick, Herbert, Thomas J., Kantar, Phyllis, Matsumura, John, Steinberg, Paul, Rand Corporation
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This monograph summarizes work performed during a quick-response analytic effort in support of the 2001 Army Science Board Summer Study on Objective Force Soldier, along with subsequent efforts in related areas. The purpose of the research was to explore and assess technology op…
This in-depth, fully-illustrated guide covers the history and traditions of this Chinese martial art, describing its movements, and their effects. It contains a full teaching guide to this potent fighting system and its underlying principles, including the Twelve Animal Forms, l…
War is as old as humankind, but in the past, warriors were prepared for battle by ritual, religion and literature, which also helped bring them home. In this narrative, the author weaves accounts of his combat experiences with thoughtful analysis, self-examination, and his readi…
This title teaches the reader how to fight and survive war in the 21st century, from the tools of the trade to avoiding getting shot or blown-up, from surviving an interrogation to defending a position. This is not a book for the faint hearted, but then neither is war.