Redefining the Modern Military
The Intersection of Profession and Ethics
Published on 15. October 2018
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-1-68247-363-4 (ISBN)
Description
This edited collection examines the changing character of military professionalism and the role of ethics in the 21st century military. The authors, who range from uniformed military to academics to non-uniformed professionals on the battlefield, delve into whether the concepts of Samuel Huntington, Morris Janowitz, and Sir John Hackett still apply, how training and continuing education play a role in defining a profession, and if a universal code of ethics is required for the military as a profession. Redefining the Modern Military puts a significant emphasis on individual agency for military professionalism as opposed to broad organizational or cultural change. Such a review of these topics is necessary because the process of serious, intellectual self-reflection is a requirement--especially in a profession that involves life and death.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a thorough, sober, and thoughtful analysis of the profession of arms in the 21st century. Ethics lie at the beating heart of service in America's military, and we stray from the moral core evident in this volume at great risk. Timely and profoundly important!" - Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret), Dean, The Fletcher School, Tufts University and Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander"This comprehensive text is the closest any student can get to 'one-stop shopping' on the topic of the U.S. military profession." - Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria II, Author of Reconsidering the American Way of War: US Military Practice from the Revolution to Afghanistan
"[A] book that will generate discussion across the services and the military establishment at large.... [T]his book surely has something for everyone. From company grade officers to flag and general officers, ... it will do what it sets out to do, which is nothing less than 'Redefine' the modern military." - From Balloons to Drones
"Redefining the Modern Military is very much an 'inside out' view of the military as a profession. That is the book's glory - the perspectives from within that it provides are invaluable. And beyond the chapters' contents the book is doubly important for what it represents: a strong and growing movement within the US military and allied western forces that is agitating for a fresh evaluation of what, exactly, it is to be part of this 'profession of arms'." - Defense-in-Depth
"Impressively informed and informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking, accessible organized and presented, of special note is the editor's conclusion 'The Modern Military Profession. Enhanced for academia with a four page listing of the contributors and their credentials, and a thirteen page index, Redefining the Modern Military: The Intersection of Profession and Ethics is an extraordinary study and one that is unreservedly recommended for community, governmental, college, and university library military science collections. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of military science students, academia, governmental military policy makers, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject." - Midwest Book Review
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Annopolis
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 229 mm
Weight
548 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68247-363-4 (9781682473634)
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Additional editions
Nathan K. Finney | Tyrell Mayfield
Redefining the Modern Military
The Intersection of Profession and Ethics
E-Book
10/2018
Naval Institute Press
€27.49
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Persons
Nathan K. Finney is an officer in the U.S. Army with a focus on strategy and planning. He is the creator and co-founder of The Strategy Bridge, the founder and first managing director of the Military Fellowship at the Project on International Peace & Security, a founding member of the Military Writers Guild, a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations, a non-resident fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, and a visiting fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. He has published in a number of online forums, print publications, and peer-reviewed journals.
Tyrell O. Mayfield is an officer in the U.S. Air Force with a focus on advising foreign partners and expeditionary security operations. He is a co-founder of The Strategy Bridge, a founding member of the Military Writers Guild, and has published photography and written work in a number of online forums, print publications, and peer-reviewed journals.
Tyrell O. Mayfield is an officer in the U.S. Air Force with a focus on advising foreign partners and expeditionary security operations. He is a co-founder of The Strategy Bridge, a founding member of the Military Writers Guild, and has published photography and written work in a number of online forums, print publications, and peer-reviewed journals.