Ground Truth: The Moral Component in Contemporary British Warfare (Studies in Contemporary Warfare)

Synopsis

After twenty years of almost unbroken wars of choice, the ethical deficiencies in the operational conduct of war by Western armed forces have largely been ignored by scholarly critique. This volume addresses these deficiencies, featuring analysis by some of the UK's leading academics and military veterans working in the fields of military ethics and contemporary conflict.Compiled in honour of Colonel David Benest OBE, a soldier-scholar who believed that ethics should be central to an effective military education, the book focuses on problems ranging from the practicalities of how to conduct a counterinsurgency campaign in one of the most challenging combat zones in the world to the failure to account properly for defeat during military conflicts. This important volume explores critical questions perennially raised about the role of the military in a democratic society and the extent to which its ideals are compromised in fighting wars of choice.

Copyright:

2024

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Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781350335530

Related ISBNs:

9781350335516

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing

Date of Addition:

06/12/24

Copyrighted By:

Frank Ledwidge, Helen Parr & Aaron Edwards

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Military, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Frank Ledwidge

Edited by:

Helen Parr

Edited by:

Aaron Edwards