Military Ethics

Download or read book Military Ethics written by Stephen Coleman and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to the real-life ethical issues faced by those serving in modern military forces. With its focus on the practical problems facing those in positions of command, it is of particular relevance to prospective military officers at military academies. The book is also appropriate for Ethics of War and Military Ethics courses at non-military undergraduate programs in philosophy and ethics. The book includes more than fifty specially selected case studies, many previously unpublished. These cases enable students to examine, in real and understandable situations, the ethical problems which military personnel face in modern operations.