Lethality in Combat

Know about the book -

Lethality in Combat is written by Doctor Tom Lewis and published by Simon and Schuster. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1921941391 (ISBN 10) and 9781921941399 (ISBN 13).

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.