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Pursuing Moral Warfare: Ethics in American, British, and Israeli Counterinsurgency

Pursuing Moral Warfare: Ethics in American, British, and Israeli Counterinsurgency

Schulzke, Marcus

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PhilosophyGeneral Political ScienceInternational Relations

ISBN10: 1626166587
ISBN13: 9781626166585
Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr
Published: Mar 1 2019
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

During combat, soldiers make life-and-death choices dozens of times a day. These individual decisions accumulate to determine the outcome of wars. This work examines the theory and practice of military ethics in counterinsurgency operations. Marcus Schulzke surveys the ethical traditions that militaries borrow from; compares ethics in practice in the US Army, British Army and Royal Marines Commandos, and Israel Defense Forces; and draws conclusions that may help militaries refine their approaches in future conflicts. The work is based on interviews with veterans and military personnel responsible for ethics training, review of training materials and other official publications, published accounts from combat veterans, and observation of US Army focus groups with active-duty soldiers. Schulzke makes a convincing argument that though military ethics cannot guarantee flawless conduct, incremental improvements can be made to reduce war's destructiveness while improving the success of counterinsurgency operations.

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