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What is boredom? Is it monotony? Inaction? Or a deep-seated spiritual disease? Based on the previous chapter and its many records of boredom from a range of wars and operations, we will now introduce some theoretical perspectives that may help us to see more precisely what kind of boredom was presented. This will also prepare the ground for and strengthen the analysis and interpretation of the remaining case studies in the book: from Afghanistan, an Atlantic voyage and among submarine officers.
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© 2009 Bård Mæland and Paul Otto Brunstad
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Mæland, B., Brunstad, P.O. (2009). Navigating against the Wind of Entropy. In: Enduring Military Boredom. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230244719_3
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