BBC - Soldiers A History of Men in Battle (1985) Part 9 Fighting Spirit

Wars are conflicts between states and societies. Soldiers are the human means through which wars are fought. Soldiers, the major BBC series on the history of warfare, tells its story through the different types of soldiers who have fought each other since warfare began.

“War changes men and it changes Man; it alters our world and our history, our political systems, our social attitudes, our perceptions and our moralities. By showing how men go into it, pass through it and emerge from it, 'Soldiers' tells us something we need to know.” - Frederick Forsyth

Part 9: Fighting Spirit

What provides the will to fight? Factors like group cohesion, unit allegiance and pride, ideology and patriotism are elements of creating and maintaining the fighting spirit of men brought together to serve under the one banner.This episode looks at army training throughout history using same mix of persuation coercion, of tradition, comradeship and discipline.

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