Military Ethics: Guidelines for Peace and War

Contents: Preface. 1. National defense and security integration. 2. Democracy and the Armed Forces. 3. Origins of factionalism in military. 4. Procedures and techniques for arms procurement in military. 5. Nuclear issues and defence policy: strategic implementation. 6. Organizational culture in military. 7. Commitment, involvement, loyalty and performance in military. 8. Transformational leadership in military. 9. Rank, status and designation in military. 10. Assessing civil military dynamics and relations. 11. Objective and subjective control of military services. 12. Civilians and the military in shaping post authoritarian regimes. 13. Soldier and the battle: consequences and results. 14. Development of British military: history and growth. 15. Air War history. 16. Low intensity conflict and study of war. 17. Historical method and utility of the military profession. 18. Military history in the Germany. 19. Naval strategy: principles and practices. 20. Context, coalitions and political impact on military technology. 21. Foundations of military interventionism in Argentina. 22. Military policies of the Alfonsin Government. 23. Substitutes for leadership in military and defense. Bibliography. Index.

"This introductory book has been intended to set the stage for the reflections on commitment in military systems that follow. The thread that runs through those reflections is simple: commitment of members is a central problematic in military institutions, especially in a volunteer military of an advanced liberal democracy; military professionals must be concerned about the levels and types of commitment (although not necessarily study them through systematic research); and, we must analyze commitment in the context of unique operational requirements of military systems and the process of institutional change. This last point is crucial; if we use the wrong rhetoric, we deny our own myths and become, as it were, part of the problem." (jacket)