Motivations?

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Originally Posted by Raellus

In a lot of my reading, there are indeed conflicting personalities, rivalries, and that sort of thing but they seem to be suppressed or surpassed by the bonds formed during combat. I really can't recall reading portions of any memoirs or small unit histories where comrades actively fought and/or undermined one another. I have read of tension between enlisted men, NCOs, and officers, though.

Just as one example, read through (from several sources, just to be sure you get the complete story) about the American commanding generals of the Revolution. These guys were undercutting each other left and right -- it's surprising we even won the Revolution, with their behavior.