Will to fight : analyzing, modeling, and simulating the will to fight of military units / Ben Connable, Michael J. McNerney, William Marcellino, Aaron Frank, Henry Hargrove, Marek N. Posard, S. Rebecca Zimmerman, Natasha Lander, Jasen J. Castillo, James Sladden.

Author/creator Connable, Ben author.
Format Book
PublicationSanta Monica, CA : RAND, [2018]
Descriptionxxviii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
War games.
Operational readiness (Military science)
Military morale.

Other author/creatorMcNerney, Michael J., author.
Other author/creatorMarcellino, William, author.
Other author/creatorFrank, Aaron, author.
Other author/creatorHargrove, Henry, author.
Other author/creatorPosard, Marek author.
Other author/creatorZimmerman, S. Rebecca, author.
Other author/creatorLander, Natasha, author.
Other author/creatorCastillo, Jasen, author.
Other author/creatorSladden, James, author.
Other author/creatorArroyo Center. Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program.
Other author/creatorRand Corporation.
Other author/creatorUnited States. Army.
Contents Introduction and Historical Background: Will to Fight Matters -- A Model of Will to Fight -- War Gaming and Simulating of Will to Fight -- Concluding Thoughts and a Note About Ongoing Research -- Appendix A: Structured Literature Review Process and Findings -- Appendix B: Coded Case Study Procedures and Results -- Appendix C: American Military Doctrine and the Will to Fight -- Appendix D: Interview Questions and Representative Quotes -- Appendix E: Silver Model (CPM) Technical Details.
Abstract Will to fight may be the single most important factor in war. The U.S. military accepts this premise: War is a human contest of opposing, independent wills. The purpose of using force is to bend and break adversary will. But this fundamental concept is poorly integrated into practice. The United States and its allies incur steep costs when they fail to place will to fight at the fore, when they misinterpret will to fight because it is ill-defined, or when they ignore it entirely. This report defines will to fight and describes its importance to the outcomes of wars. It gives the U.S. and allied militaries a way to better integrate will to fight into doctrine, planning, training, education, intelligence analysis, and military adviser assessments. It provides (1) a flexible, scalable model of will to fight that can be applied to any ground combat unit and (2) an experimental simulation model.
General note"RAND Arroyo Center."
General note"Prepared for the United States Army."
General noteThis research was conducted within RAND Arroyo Center's Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program. RAND Arroyo Center"--Preface (page iii).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 221-246).
Funding informationUnited States Army. W91CRB-15-D-0022
ISBN9781977400444 paperback
ISBN1977400442 paperback
Technical rpt#RAND/RR-2341-A
Stock number$49.95

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