Search for dissertations about: "land warfare"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words land warfare.

2. 1. Mastering Tactics : Exploring and measuring victory in battle

   Author : Lars Henåker; Peter Thunholm; Dan Öberg; John Andreas Olsen; Försvarshögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; battle; decision-making; land warfare; manoeuvre warfare; military tactics; problem solving; victory in combat; wargames; war studies; strid; beslutsfattande; landkrigföring; manöverkrigföring; militär taktik; problemlösning; seger i strid; krigsspel; krigsstudier; Krigsvetenskap; War Studies;

   Abstract : This dissertation investigates effective military tactics in contemporary battle by measuring parameters behind successful and less successful tactical performance. As such, knowledge of tactics gives practitioners, scholars, and scientists in war studies a better understanding of battle results. READ MORE

4. 2. The Duality of Tactical Thought : A Study of how Swedish Land Forces’ Commanders view Tactics in Irregular Warfare

   Author : Michael Gustafson; Col Pasi Kesseli; Donald Broady; Torsten Björkman; Försvarshögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bourdieu; military thought; tactics; Irregular Warfare; Multiple Correspondence Analysis; field theory; sociology; War Studies; Krigsvetenskap; Krigsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This is a sociological study of the views of officers in the Swedish Army and its Amphibious Forces on tactics in Irregular Warfare (IW), in particular, Counterinsurgency (COIN). IW comprises struggles, where the military weaker part uses an indirect approach with smaller units and integrates the civilian and military dimensions in a violence spectrum including subversion, terrorism, Guerrilla Warfare and infantry actions. READ MORE

5. 3. Aircraft Trajectory Optimization with Tactical Constraints

   Author : Martin Norsell; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; trajectory optimization; radar cross section; stealth; radar range constraints; network centric warfare; tactical constraints; multidisciplinary optimization;

   Abstract : Aircrafttrajectory optimization is traditionally used forminimizing fuel consumption or time when going from one flightstate to another. This thesis presents a possible approach toincorporate tactical constraints in aircraft trajectoryoptimization. The stealth technology of today focuses on making thetactics already in use more effective. READ MORE

6. 4. Coaching by Gaming : An Instructor Perspective of Game-based Vocational Training

   Author : Anna-Sofia Alklind Taylor; Högskolan i Skövde; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Coaching cycle; debriefing; game-based training; instructor roles; player roles; puckstering; serious games; serious gaming; system support; Teknik; Technology; Datalogi;

   Abstract : Military organisations have a long history of using games for training. Over the years, they have developed training practices involving role-play, simulations, puckstering and gaming. Most researchers in serious games, i.e. READ MORE

7. 5. Universal Burdens : Stories of (Un)Freedom from the Unitarian Universalist Association, The MOVE Organization, and Taqwacore

   Author : Anthony Fiscella; Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Unitarian Universalist Association; Decolonialism; Inclusivity; Democracy; Human rights; Un Freedom; Unfreedom; Freedom; Liberation; Liberty; UUA; MOVE Organization; Philadelphia; Virginia; Taqwacore; Critical Religion Theory; History of religion; Islam; American Muslims; Anarchism; Anarchists; Punk rock; Hardcore; Social Movements; Frances Ellen Watkins Harper; Jiddu Krishnamurti; Zen; Imperialism; Cognitive dissonance; Racism; Indigenous peoples; First Nations; Colonialism; Critical pedagogy; Critical race studies;

   Abstract : Zen Buddhists have long given the following advice to attain liberation: “Eat when you’re hungry. Sleep when you’re tired.” In other words: “Freedom” is the “knowledge of necessity” (Hegel, Marx, and Engels). READ MORE