A Tactical Ethic

Author : Dick R Couch
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612514200
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Tactical Ethic written by Dick R Couch and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the success of his recent book on Navy SEALs in Iraq, The Sheriff of Ramadi, bestselling author and combat veteran Dick Couch now examines the importance of battlefield ethics in effectively combating terrorists without losing the battle for the hearts of the local population. A former SEAL who led one of the only successful POW rescue operations in Vietnam, Couch warns that the mistakes made in Vietnam forty years ago are being repeated in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that the stakes are even higher now. His book takes a critical look at the battlefield conduct of U.S. ground-combat units fighting insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since the prize of the fight on the modern battlefield is the people, he warns every death has a consequence. Every killing has both strategic and moral significance for U.S. warriors. From his unique and qualified perspective, Couch examines the sources and issues that can lead to wrong conduct on the battlefield, and explains how it comes about and what can be done to correct it. He considers the roles of command intent and the official rules of engagement, but his primary focus is on ethical conduct at the squad and platoon level. Tactical ethics, according to the author's definition, is the moral and ethical armor that should accompany every American warrior into battle, and these standards apply to the engaged unit as well as to the individual. A harsh critic of immoral combat tactics, Couch offers realistic measures to correct these potentially devastating errors. He argues that as a nation, we must do all we can to protect our soldiers' humanity, for their sake, so they can return from service with honor, and for our sake as a people and for our standing in the world.

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Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Joint Force Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter H.J. Olsthoorn
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004339590
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Military Ethics and Leadership written by Peter H.J. Olsthoorn and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The edited volume Military Ethics and Leadership explains how good leadership can keep soldiers from crossing the thin line between legitimate force and excessive violence.

Author : Joseph Bernardin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9781556121203
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Consistent Ethic of Life written by Joseph Bernardin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1988 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributing theologians and social scientists reflect on Joseph Cardinal Bernardins major addresses on the consistent ethic of life.

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Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Professional Journal of the United States Army written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Military Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Geoff Moore
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198793448
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Virtue at Work written by Geoff Moore and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an integrated and philosophically-grounded framework that enables a coherent approach to organizations and organizational ethics from the perspective of practitioners in the workplace, managers in organizations, and organizations themselves.

Author : N. Fotion
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000258920
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Military Ethics written by N. Fotion and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people believe that the violent and disruptive nature of war makes a military ethic impossible. The authors of this book, originally published in 1986 however, develop an ethical system that aims to control the military monster at least to some degree, rather than one that preaches to it idealistically – with little or no effect. Military ethics, they believe, must be an ethics for peacetime as well as an ethics for war, an ethics for soldiers in the field as well as an ethics for political leaders, and their book is designed to meet these needs. It presents a practical, utilitarian approach: an ethics of what is possible rather than what is ideal, drawing on real military experience and different from any other work previously published. The authors argue that both the pacifists, who claim that the horrible and ungovernable nature of war makes it morally wrong, and the realists, who believe that wars must be fought, but fought without moral scruple, are mistaken. They show that careful attention to the actual circumstances in which individual combatants function and the social institutions shaping their action allows genuine moral constraint. With its emphasis on real problems, Military Ethics will be of practical help to policy makers and military personnel at all levels, as well as being of great interest to students of applied philosophy and ethics.

Author : Deane-Peter Baker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009292080
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ethics of Special Ops written by Deane-Peter Baker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of military ethics has generally been attentive to emerging trends in modern warfare. Cyber, robotics and AI, for example, have inspired an abundant and flourishing literature. One trend, however, has been largely overlooked: the emergence of special operations as a prominent instrument of statecraft. Drawing extensively on historical cases and first-hand experience, the authors of this book call attention to qualities inherent in special operations – and special operators – that challenge the moral framework which has long informed conventional military operations. Moral theorists will find this analysis provocative, while practitioners – those who conduct or oversee special operations and have an interest in the moral wellbeing of special operators – can put the authors' insights to practical use. Those who simply view with fascination the opaque world of special operations will find this book illuminating.

Author : James V. Morganelli
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ISBN 13 : 9781594395581
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protector Ethic written by James V. Morganelli and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how the martial way leads to a protector ethic The Protector Ethic is a deep dive exploring the principles and values that must anchor a modern warrior. The author is compelling, insightful, and not afraid of controversy. As the book begins, we are thrust into the true story of a robbery turned homicide. It happens midday on a train. The v