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Military Ethics and Virtues : an Interdisciplinary Approach for the 21st Century.

This book examines the role of military virtues in today's armed forces. Although long-established military virtues, such as honor, courage and loyalty, are what most armed forces today still use as guiding principles in an effort to enhance the moral behavior of soldiers, much depends on wheth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Olsthoorn, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
Colección:Cass Military Studies
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book examines the role of military virtues in today's armed forces. Although long-established military virtues, such as honor, courage and loyalty, are what most armed forces today still use as guiding principles in an effort to enhance the moral behavior of soldiers, much depends on whether the military virtues adhered to by these militaries suit a particular mission or military operation. Clearly, the beneficiaries of these military virtues are the soldiers themselves, fellow-soldiers, and military organizations, yet there is little that regulates the behavior of soldiers towards civili.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (186 pages).
ISBN:9780203840825
0203840828
1282882260
9781282882263