622 Revista del Instituto Español de Estudios Estratégicos Núm. 2 / 2013 Commander Psychologist María del Pilar Bardera Mora Doctor of Psychology BOOK REVIEW: DANIEL DONOSO RODRÍGUEZ (COORD.): PSICOLOGÍA EN LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS (Psychology in the Armed Forces). Ministry of Defence, 2012 The recently published book, Psicología en las Fuerzas Armadas (Psychology in the Armed Forces), is a unique, complete and much-needed work on Spanish Military Psychology. As Juan Montero Vázquez, Inspector General of Health and General of the Medical Division at the time, aptly pointed out at the book launch, Military Psychology was very much in need of a reference guide and this work has “filled a very obvious void”. While it is true that a number of books have been published on the subject1, they focus more on historical or legislative matters than on strictly academic and applied aspects, which is the case of the book we are reviewing here. The coordinator of the book, Daniel Donoso Rodríguez, is a Commander Psychologist in the Spanish Army’s Health Corps and is currently serving in the Psychology Division of the Health Directorate of the Army. Donoso has a wealth of experience and has held various posts in the Armed Forces, including the position of commissioner in the area of operations. He holds a PhD in Psychology and has a strong academic background which, coupled with his years of service as a Military Psychologist, have enabled him to obtain an overall picture of the subject which he conveys in the book. Thirty-seven other professionals also contributed to the book so that a wide range of 1 For example, Capdepon Torres, A.J. (1990). La Psicología Militar en España, Según sus Documentos: (Datos para una historia). Ministry of Defence.
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