Book Reviews : Taking Command : The Art and Science of Military Leadership, Colonel Samuel H. Hays and Lieutenant Colonel William N. Thomas (Editors) with text contributed by Colonels Hays and Thomas and the Military Psychology and Leadership Staff at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York; Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1967, 317 pages. Readings in Leadership, A Cadet Reference to Supplement Tak ing Command, Office of Military Psychology and Leadership, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1968, 331 pages

1969 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-64
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
The United States ◽  
West Point ◽  
United States Military Academy ◽  
United States Military ◽  
Military Academy ◽  
Military Psychology ◽  
The Military

scholarly journals A importância da ciência Educação Física na preparação operacional de militares: premissas da Academia Militar dos Estados Unidos – West Point

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inaldo Pereira dos Santos ◽  
Luciano Vieira ◽  
Lilian Martins
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Training ◽  
The United States ◽  
Professional Preparation ◽  
West Point ◽  
United States Military Academy ◽  
Military Academy ◽  
The Military ◽  
Education Science

Introdução: A Educação Física teve suas origens no treinamento físico militar. Nos dias atuais, a preparação física continua sendo uma das facetas mais importantes da operacionalidade militar.Objetivo: Descrever a importância do treinamento físico na preparação profissional do militar, por meio da observação dos objetivos e práticas educacionais do Departamento de Educação Física (DEF) da Academia de West Point (AWP) dos Estados Unidos da América.Conclusão: O DPE da AWP atinge o objetivo de preparar os cadetes para as situações que serão vividas em ambiente de guerra e faz isso com excelência, utilizando-se da Educação Física como ciência.The Importance of Physical Education Science for Operational Preparation of Military: Assumptions of the United States Military Academy – West PointIntroduction: Physical Education had its origins in military physical training. Nowadays, physical preparation continues to be one of the most important facets of military operationality.Objective: To describe the importance of physical training for the professional preparation of the military, by observing the objectives and educational practices of the Department of Physical Education (DPE) of the West Point Academy (WPA) of the United States of America.Conclusion: WPA's DPE achieves the goal of preparing the cadets for situations that will be experienced in war environment and does so with excellence, using Physical Education sciences.

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