Lethality in combat : a study of the true nature on battle / Tom Lewis.

Collection type	Library
Author	Lewis, Tom, 1958-;
Call Number	355.02 L676l
Document type	Monograph
Year	2012.
Pagination	vI, 359 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher	Big Sky,
Note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-346) and index. 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.
Place made	Newport, N.S.W. :

Abstract

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?