Sleep and night-time combat in contemporary armed forces: Technology, knowledge and the enhancement of the soldier's body

Night-time and Sleep in Asia and the West: Exploring the Dark Side of Life

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 108-126

  Ben Ari, Eyal ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203612439     Document Type: Chapter

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