A history of military morals : killing the innocent /

"The history of noncombatant immunity is well established. What is less understood is how militaries have rationalized violating this immunity. This book traces the development of how militaries have rationalized the killing of the innocent from the thirteenth century onward. In the process, th...

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Main Author:	Smith, Brian, 1978- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
Series:	History of warfare, volume 138
Subjects:	War > Moral and ethical aspects > History. War > Protection of civilians > History. Bombing, Aerial > Moral and ethical aspects. Civilians in war > History. Guerre > Aspect moral > Histoire. Guerre > Protection des civils > Histoire. Bombardement aérien > Aspect moral. Guerre > Participation des civils > Histoire. Civilians in war. War > Moral and ethical aspects. War > Protection of civilians. History.

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Summary:	"The history of noncombatant immunity is well established. What is less understood is how militaries have rationalized violating this immunity. This book traces the development of how militaries have rationalized the killing of the innocent from the thirteenth century onward. In the process, this historiography shows how we have arrived at the ascendant convention that assumes militaries should not intentionally kill the innocent. Furthermore, it shows how moral arguments about the permissibility of killing the innocent are largely adaptations to material changes in how wars are fought, whether through technological innovations or changes in institutional structures"--
Physical Description:	viii, 487 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-481) and index.
ISBN:	9789004513433 9004513434
ISSN:	1385-7827 ;