| Description |
vi, 359 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Australian Army history collection |
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Australian Army history collection.
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| Contents |
Pt.1. Enthusiastic warriors : the necessary face of war -- Pt.2. Prisoner-taking and the reality of combat -- Pt.3. targeting civilians: who is the enemy? |
| Summary |
This book shines a blazing light on the three most controversial aspects of military combat: the necessity of killing; the taking, or not, of prisoners; and the targeting of civilians. This book argues that when a nation-state sends its soldiers to fight, the state must accept the full implications of this, uncomfortable as they may be. Drawing on seven conflicts - the Boer War, World Wars I and II, and the wars in Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands and Iraq - the author considers these ethical issues |
| Analysis |
Armies/land forces & warfare (Australia) |
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Australian |
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World War I (Australia) |
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World War II (Australia) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 287-346) and index |
| Notes |
Also available in electronic version via the Internet |
| Subject |
Civilian war casualties.
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Combat -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Shooting, Military.
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War -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| ISBN |
9781921941511 (hardback) |
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