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165: Govern Your Emotions But Know Your Nature. Psychology For The Fighting Man (Pt.2)

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The Importance of Morale in a War

Roland Martin's book, "The R Army," was written in 1942 as World War II kicked off. It talks about the importance of morale and how it can be developed by controlling psychological conditions. The most primitive incentives for action are his bodily needs: hunger, thirst, sex; need for rest when he is tired,. desire to escape from pain, extreme heat, extreme cold, and other intolerable conditions. But that isn't always possible to provide these physical comforts when food or water is short.

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