Lethality in Combat
A Study of the True Nature of Battle
Description
Lethality in Combat shines a blazing light on the three most controversial aspects of military combat: the necessity of killing; the taking, or not, of prisoners; and the targeting of civilians. This book argues that when a nation-state sends its soldiers to fight, the state must accept the full implications of this, uncomfortable as they may be. Drawing on seven conflicts - the Boer War, World Wars I and II, and the wars in Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands and Iraq - the author considers these ethical issues.
Pages368
Released2012
LanguageEnglish
PublisherBig Sky Publishing
ISBN9781921941399
SellerSimon & Schuster
About the author(s)
Dr Tom Lewis OAM is a military historian, the author of 23 books, and a public speaker and presenter. He is also a retired naval officer who served in combat; a retired secondary school teacher, pilot, and scuba divemaster. He was the Director of Darwin Military Museum in its redevelopment from 2009 to 2013. His Order of Australia was bestowed on him for services to naval history. He has won numerous prizes for his literary works, including as the national winner of both the 2021 and 2024 Australian Naval Institute’s Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prizes, for Teddy Sheean VC, and The Sinking of HMAS Sydney.
