
Why We Fight
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"Why We Fight offers a rich, wide-ranging discussion of combat motivation, in both historical and contemporary contexts, demonstrating how historical and current studies can shed light on contemporary challenges and debates within the Canadian Forces." Geoffrey Hayes, University of WaterlooMore details
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H. Christian Breede is associate professor of political science at the Royal Military College of Canada, a serving infantry officer, co-editor of Going to War? Trends in Military Interventions, author of The Idea of Failed States, and editor of Culture and the Soldier.
Allan English is adjunct professor, history, Queen's University, has taught warfare theory and history at the Canadian Forces College, Toronto, and is the author of Understanding Military Culture: A Canadian Perspective.
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- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Introduction The Human Dimensions of War
- 1 Traditional Paradigms of Combat Motivation in the Canadian Military: Teaching Combat Motivation,1985-2010
- 2 The Marshall Paradigm: American and Canadian Perspectives
- 3 Different Language, Common Intent: Mutual Understanding between Poles and Canadians, 1944
- 4 Sexual Violence as Motivation
- 5 Strangers in Arms: Swift Trust and Combat Motivation
- 6 Combat Motivation in the Contemporary Canadian Army
- 7 "Do You Even Pro, Bro?": Persistent Testing of Warrior Identity and the Failure of Cohesion
- 8 Beliefs: What Motivates Insurgents
- 9 Women in Dark Networks: A Case Study on Daesh-Supportive Tumblr Blogs
- Conclusion "We're going to Afghanistan so that we get a decent deal on softwood lumber": The CIDP Combat Motivation Workshop Concluding Roundtable
- Contributors
- Index
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