Rewarding the cowboy, punishing the sniper: The training efficacy of computer-based urban combat training environments

Defence Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 120-144

  Newsome, Bruce ^a   Lewis, Matthew B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 79954526988     PISSN: 14702436     EISSN: 17439698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14702436.2011.553108     Document Type: Review

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