Beyond the battlefield : the new military professionalism /

Beyond the Battlefield: The New Military Professionalism presents the nature and character of military professionalism. This book describes the increasing tendency for the military to view professionalism mainly in terms of military skills. Organized into five parts encompassing 13 chapters, this bo...

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Main Author: Sarkesian, Sam C. (Sam Charles), 1927-2011
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Pergamon Press, ©1981.
Series:Pergamon policy studies on international politics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Beyond the Battlefield: The New Military Professionalism presents the nature and character of military professionalism. This book describes the increasing tendency for the military to view professionalism mainly in terms of military skills. Organized into five parts encompassing 13 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the various concepts and definitions of military professionalism. This text then reexamines military professionalism in the post-Vietnam era with regard to perspectives on value convergence and empathy between military and society. Other chapters consider the changes in.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 290 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-281) and index.
ISBN:9780080271781
0080271782
9781483190020
1483190021