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?After giving a brief historical background, Gal treats such
subjects as: women in the army; motivation for service and fighting
spirit; procedures involving selection, classification, placement,
induction, and training; analysis of upper, middle and lower
leadership echelons; and problems including battle stress, care of
the wounded, military norms, and ethics. Many observations are
based on survey data, e.g., polls and questionnaires conducted
among soldiers and civilians. In a final chapter, Gal, former chief
psychologist of the Israel Defense Forces, emphasizes four areas
which pose a threat to the very foundation of the Israeli military
during the dacade of the 1980s...': motivation problems,
moral-ethical concerns, military competence, and quality of
personnal. Despite military successes in the 1982 invasion of
Lebanon, that venture raised doubts about aspects of the military
previously taken for granted, such as high morale and unstinting
volunteerism. ... For students and general readers.?-Choice
"After giving a brief historical background, Gal treats such
subjects as: women in the army; motivation for service and fighting
spirit; procedures involving selection, classification, placement,
induction, and training; analysis of upper, middle and lower
leadership echelons; and problems including battle stress, care of
the wounded, military norms, and ethics. Many observations are
based on survey data, e.g., polls and questionnaires conducted
among soldiers and civilians. In a final chapter, Gal, former chief
psychologist of the Israel Defense Forces, emphasizes four areas
which pose a threat to the very foundation of the Israeli military
during the dacade of the 1980s...': motivation problems,
moral-ethical concerns, military competence, and quality of
personnal. Despite military successes in the 1982 invasion of
Lebanon, that venture raised doubts about aspects of the military
previously taken for granted, such as high morale and unstinting
volunteerism. ... For students and general readers."-Choice
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