Military Life [4 volumes] : The Psychology of Serving in Peace and Combat

Reveals the psychological challenges facing men and women in the armed forces.

With global commitments and combat duty, armed forces face life-threatening challenges on a daily basis.

However, less visible threats also target the mental health of military men and women.

Experts examine challenges on the battlefield, such as women coming to terms with life after being a prisoner of war, or soldiers dealing with mistakenly killing civilians.

But life in the armed forces presents less dramatic, daily challenges.

Away from the front lines, soldiers have to raise their families, sometimes as single parents.

Children have to learn what it's like to be a child in a military family and to make sense of war.

Gay or lesbian officers cope with a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

An unprecedented range of contributors - military officers, medical doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and professors - take us onto the bases and the battlefields and inside the minds of military personnel who face far more challenges than most of us ever see in the headlines. These volumes also highlight factors that make members of the military resilient and stable, as well as programmes and practices that can ease the psychological burdens of military personnel, families, and children.

Readers can better understand how society views our military and military operations, and how each one of us can play a role in supporting our armed forces.