About this title: For the last forty years, the US Army has assigned its soldiers on an individual basis -- not as members of a unit. Supporters of this personnel system point out its clockwork efficiency, its economy, and its mirroring of replacement needs in time of war. Not all observers, however, believe that such a personnel system serves us as well as it should. Lieutenant Colonel Christopher C. Straub argues that the current Army personnel system fails to nurture an element necessary for units to fight well: cohesion, that bonding together of soldiers into a coherent fighting unit. Lieutenant Colonel ...
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Edition: 1st
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Washington D.C. : National Defense University Press, 1988, Washington D.C.
Date Published: 1988
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Trade Paperback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The cover has very light shelf wear with a price on the front........We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. Published in 1988 by the National Defense Univ. Press, a 153-page paperback, unread, unused and with clean unmarked text, this is a very good copy. (ST17) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781410202574ISBN:1410202577
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: National Defense University Press, Washington, D.C.
Date Published: 1988
Description: Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. x, 157 pages. Lightly rubbed on cover, especially lower edge of back; previous owner's embossed seal on half-title page. Author argues Army focuses too much on individualism, not enough on the bonds among soldiers that would ceate a coherent fighting unit. read more
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