Made, Not Born: Why Some Soldiers Are Better Than Others

by Bruce Newsome and Bruce Oliver Newsome

Why do the combat capabilities of individual soldiers vary so much? This book seeks to provide an answer to this and other questions about variability in combat performance. Some soldiers flee quickly from the battlefield, while others endure all hardships until the bitter end. Some combat units can perform numerous types of missions, while others cannot keep themselves organized during peacetime. Some militaries armed with obsolete weapons have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275998304
• ISBN13: 9780275998301
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.6"