Old Dominion University ODU Digital Commons Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations Graduate Program in International Studies Spring 2016 Culture and Military Effectiveness: How Societal Traits Influence Battle Outcomes Eric Stephen Fowler Old Dominion University,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/gpis_etds Part of the International Relations Commons, Military and Veterans Studies Commons, and the Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Fowler, Eric S.. "Culture and Military Effectiveness: How Societal Traits Influence Battle Outcomes" (2016). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dissertation, International Studies, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/ fnbr-nx39 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/gpis_etds/6 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Program in International Studies at ODU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ODU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. CULTURE AND MILITARY EFFECTIVENESS HOW SOCIETAL TRAITS INFLUENCE BATTLE OUTCOMES by Eric S. Fowler B.A. May 1999, Samford University M.A. May 2007, Norwich University M.A. December 2008, Old Dominion University M.M.A.S. May 2012, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Old Dominion University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY May 2016 Approved by: Kurt Taylor Gaubatz (Director) David Earnest (Member) Angela O’Mahony (Member) ABSTRACT CULTURE AND MILITARY EFFECTIVENESS HOW SOCIETAL TRAITS INFLUENCE BATTLE OUTCOMES Eric S. Fowler Old Dominion University, 2016 Director: Dr.