An Introduction to Military Ethics: A Reference Handbook (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313350467)

This comprehensive overview examines the many facets of military ethics as they are applied during times of armed conflict and times of peace.

An Introduction to Military Ethics: A Reference Handbook presents the philosophical and conceptual foundations of military ethics, offering an excellent foundation for exploration and discussion of these issues. It focuses first on the 2,500-year legacy of the "just war theory" and its application through history. It then moves to the application of that tradition in the modern era, showing how acts of terrorism by nonstate participants require a new theory and way of thinking about when and how armed force can be justifiably employed. Further, the author analyzes how new theories might alter the fundamental identity of traditional defensive military forces.

The book also addresses peacetime ethical issues, such as gender integration and the role of religion in the military. The book is essential reading for military officers and students, as well as those policymakers who confront decisions about how to deploy military force during the War on Terror.

Author: Bill Rhodes
ISBN-10: 0313350469
ISBN-13: 9780313350467
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2010
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 295