Social and Psychological Differentials in Combat Survival

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to analyze the characteristics of fatal casualties in the Vietnam conflict in relation to military participation and individual attributes. The population was casualties from the State of Illinois. No significant differentials were found, except for higher rates of casualties early in tour because of the rapid deployment of inexperienced replacements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA125532

Entities

People

  • Roger W. Little

Organizations

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Groups
  • Casualties
  • Classification
  • Databases
  • Death
  • Education
  • Friendly Fire
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Tests
  • Rejection
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Survival
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Organizational Psychology.