Morale influences combat power based on the military and their will, consisting of persuading the armed forces.

Evidence

The role of military morale as an essential dimension of combat power (Security and Defence)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: American military reports were overly optimistic and non-critical. — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 825; Military obedience can mask a private rebellion against authority itself — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 258; Knowing they will be well-cared for in case of injury should improve morale and the will of soldiers to follow orders and fight. — U.S. Combat Medicine and Military Morale (+2 more)

Related

• Knowing they will be well-cared for in case of injury should improve morale and the will of soldiers to follow orders and fight. (similarity 0.85)
• Military obedience can mask a private rebellion against authority itself (similarity 0.78)

Library Connections

• Military obedience can mask a private rebellion against authority itself #complicates (0.75) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 258

Broader Connections

• Prolonged suspended threat erodes soldiers’ sense of purpose and duty #expands (0.80) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 307
• Moral philosophy is now being deployed to facilitate war #exemplifies (0.72)