Stress is both a challenge and a potential performance enhancer within the military. Recognizing the balance between beneficial stress and harmful stress is essential for optimizing performance, enhancing soldier well-being, and ensuring the readiness of military personnel in challenging environments. The book Stress and Performance in the Military offers an in-depth exploration of the complex relationship between stress and military performance, addressing how stress affects soldiers at both the individual and collective levels. Focusing on the multifaceted nature of stress in military contexts, the book examines both the psychological and physiological aspects of stress and how they influence the performance of military personnel in high-stakes environments. Throughout the book, readers will find a comprehensive analysis of the various stressors that soldiers face, ranging from the challenges of combat to the demands of training, long deployments, and leadership pressures. The text highlights how acute stress, often associated with intense and immediate threats, can enhance performance by heightening alertness and focus. Conversely, it delves into how chronic stress and long-term exposure to high-pressure environments can deteriorate mental and physical well-being, leading to issues such as burnout, cognitive overload, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which can significantly undermine performance. The book is an essential resource for military professionals, mental health practitioners, researchers, and anyone seeking to understand how stress shapes the functioning and effectiveness of armed forces personnel