The warrior, military ethics and contemporary warfare Achilles goes asymmetrical
When it comes to thinking about war and warriors, first there was Achilles, and then the rest followed. The choice of the term warrior is an important one for this discussion. While there has been extensive discussion on what counts as military professionalism, that is what makes a soldier, sailor o...
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Surrey, UK
Ashgate
2014
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Courage
- Loyalty
- When Less is Not More: Expanding the Combatant/Non-Combatant Distinction
- War and Risk: Non-Lethal Weapons and Unmanned Warfare
- Rules of Rescue: Jus in Bello and Humanitarian Intervention
- Reshaping Achilles: Warrior Ethos and Identity
- The Education of Achilles: Moral Education for Asymmetric Contexts
- War Stories: Narrative and Teaching Case Studies
- Navigating the Great Divide