Wars in the last decade of the 20th century and especially the 'new'wars of the first decade of
this century have produced considerable casualties among NATO and UN soldiers. The …

Being a soldier, amongst other things, means being prepared to fulfil one's tasks under life
threatening circumstances. War or deployment in an expeditionary armed force regularly …

This study deals with the impact of actual death threat on self-perceptions of soldiers with
regard to the acceptance of the risk of dying, their performance, and their motivation to …

The threats, the potential enemies, the risks and, consequently, the strategies used in each
context to face them have all changed. The comparison by countries between futures civil …

JAN VAN DER MEULEN AND JOSEPH SOETERS fter the Cold War, the conventional
wisdom took root that in the West, tolerance for casualties during military missions had …

In this article, we examine the acceptance of dying among Turkish and Dutch military cadets
and mid-career officers. This is an important issue because the so-called casualty factor …

The present review addresses the effectiveness of combat motivation and how it can bring
positive change that helps the Military services to improve and be innovative in the current …

While it is generally accepted that war is hell and people get killed in combat, the world was
horrified by the reports of atrocities at Abu Ghraib and Camp Breadbasket in Iraq. There are …

The purpose of this edition of Moving Soldiers is to present a categorized overview of
research related to risk-taking attitudes and behaviors in military ontexts. The bibliography is …

Although extensive research has been done on the causes of violence against civilians, it is
usually directed at explaining why civilians are deliberately targeted or how militaries …