Warrior Ethos - Military Culture and the War on Terror

Zusatztext 'Achieving the right balance in our own warrior ethos! and anticipating the challenges to it! are vital to the present and future operational effectiveness of our armed forces! as well as being important aspects of the wider ongoing debate on military culture and ethics. This book does not provide all the answers! nor does it seek to. But it does provide a comprehensive examination of this most important subject! and in a style which is both reflective and thought-provoking. It is an essential foundation to informed participation in the debate! and deserves to be widely read.' - Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely! Director of the Defence Academy! RUSI Journal Informationen zum Autor Christopher Coker Klappentext This is the first scholarly book to look at the role of the 'warrior' in modern war, arguing that warriors' actions, and indeed thoughts, are increasingly patrolled and that the modern battlefield is an unforgiving environment in which to discharge their vocation.As war becomes ever more instrumentalized, so its existential dimension is fast being hollowed out. Technology is threatening the agency of the warrior and this volume paints a picture of early twenty-first century warfare, helping to explain why so many aspiring warriors are becoming disenchanted with their profession. Written by a leading thinker on warfare, this book sets out to explain what makes an American Marine a 'warrior' and why suicide bombers, or Al Qaeda fighters, do not qualify for this title. This distinction is one of the central features of the current War on Terror - and one that justifies much more extensive discussion than it has so far received.The Warrior Ethos will be of great interest to all students of military history, strategy, military sociology and war studies. Zusammenfassung The first scholarly book to look at the role of the 'warrior' in modern war, and in the War on Terror in particular. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Unhappy Warrior 2. Achilles and the Warrior Soul 3. Escaping the State of Nature 4. Emerson and Self-Trust 5. Brave New World, Brave New Warriors 6. Warrior Ethos ...

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• Authors: Christopher Coker, Christopher (London School of Economics & P Coker, Christopher (London School of Economics and Coker, Christopher (London School of Economics and Political Science Coker, Coker Christopher
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.04.2007
• EAN: 9780415424417
• ISBN: 978-0-415-42441-7
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: LSE International Studies Series; LSE/Routledge; LSE International Studies Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / United States, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Naval forces & warfare, Terrorism, armed struggle, United States of America, USA, Naval forces and warfare, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science