Battle Exhortation : The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership /

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"In this groundbreaking examination of the symbolic strategies used to prepare troops for imminent combat, Keith Yellin offers an inter-disciplinary look into a mode of rhetorical discourse that has played a prominent role in warfare, history, and popular culture from antiquity to the present d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Yellin, Keith, 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Rhetorik.
Militär.
Schlacht.
Rede.
Kommandeur.
Rhetorik
Militär
Schlacht
Rede
Kommandeur
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Oratory.
Morale.
Leadership.
Exhortation (Rhetoric)
Command of troops.
Combat > Psychological aspects.
Battle-cries.
HISTORY > Military > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
speeches (documents)
Discours.
Cris d'armes.
Exhortation (Rhetorique)
Art oratoire.
Moral.
Commandement des troupes.
Leadership
Morale
Combat > Psychological aspects > History.
History
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Bracing for combat: Previous consideration ; Defining exemplar: Mantinea, 418 B.C.E. ; Auditory dimensions ; Encouraging directions ; Summary
  • 2. Indoctrination: Recruits all ; Fraternal standing in Plutarch's Spartan Mother ; Fraternal standing in Shakespeare's Henry V ; Ethos matters: George C. Scott's Patton ; Bill Murray's Parody in Stripes ; Summary
  • 3. Tensions: Managing reputation: George Washington vs. Daniel Morgan ; Managing distance at Second Manassas and San Juan Heights ; Managing violence in the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts ; Managing love: Julius Caesar and the Tenth Legion ; Summary
  • 4. Evolutions: Eisenhower on D-Day ; Ridgway's turn ; Slide into oblivion ; Return transformed: Schwarzkopf and Franks ; Differences by Combat Arm ; Summary
  • Conclusion.

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