Soldiers, Commissars, and Chaplains
by Dale R. Herspring
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This innovative study offers the first-ever comparison of the military roles played by commissars, political officers, and chaplains in military settings ranging from the armies of Cromwell, the Jacobins, the Nazis, the Soviets, and the United States. Despite the stark differences in the political systems of the countries of these disparate armed forces, Dale R. Herspring argues that there are certain critical functions that must be fulfilled in every military, regardless of its ideological show more orientation. Most vital are motivation, morale boosting, and political socialization. In addition, Herspring's comparative historical analysis decisively demonstrates that the roles of commissars, political officers, and chaplains alike have evolved in ways that are crucial yet rarely understood either by policymakers or scholars. show lessTags
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Dale R. Herspring is professor of political science at Kansas State University.
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- Sociology, History, Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 355.34709 — Society, government, & culture Public administration & military science The Military - Land, Air & Sea / Warfare Organization and personnel of military forces Special service Military Chaplaincy
- LCC
- UH20 .H47 — Military Science Other military services Other services Chaplains
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