Lethality in Combat A Study of the True Nature on Battle |
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Author:
| Lewis, Tom |
ISBN: | 978-1-4587-3879-0 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
Publisher: | ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $44.99USD $51.99 |
Book Description:
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Lethality in Combat 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...
More DescriptionLethality in Combat 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. Lethality in Combat lifts the veil on the much - misunderstood but very real and secret world of unsanitised war.