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A Tactical Ethic : Moral Conduct in the Insurgent Battlespace
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A Tactical Ethic : Moral Conduct in the Insurgent Battlespace Paperback - 2010

by Couch, Dick

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  • Title A Tactical Ethic : Moral Conduct in the Insurgent Battlespace
  • Author Couch, Dick
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Naval Institute Press
  • Date 2010-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 6196538-6
  • ISBN 9781591141372 / 1591141370
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 5 x 0.6 in (19.81 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Library of Congress subjects War - Moral and ethical aspects, Military ethics
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009047267
  • Dewey Decimal Code 172.42

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From the publisher

Following the success of his recent book on Navy SEALs in Iraq, The Sheriff of Ramadi, bestselling author and combat veteran Dick Couch now examines the importance of battlefield ethics in effectively combating terrorists without losing the battle for the hearts of the local population. A former SEAL who led one of the only successful POW rescue operations in Vietnam, Couch warns that the mistakes made in Vietnam forty years ago are being repeated in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that the stakes are even higher now. His book takes a critical look at the battlefield conduct of U.S. ground-combat units fighting insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since the prize of the fight on the modern battlefield is the people, he warns every death has a consequence. Every killing has both strategic and moral significance for U.S. warriors. From his unique and qualified perspective, Couch examines the sources and issues that can lead to wrong conduct on the battlefield, and explains how it comes about and what can be done to correct it. He considers the roles of command intent and the official rules of engagement, but his primary focus is on ethical conduct at the squad and platoon level. Tactical ethics, according to the author's definition, is the moral and ethical armor that should accompany every American warrior into battle, and these standards apply to the engaged unit as well as to the individual. A harsh critic of immoral combat tactics, Couch offers realistic measures to correct these potentially devastating errors. He argues that as a nation, we must do all we can to protect our soldiers' humanity, for their sake, so they can return from service with honor, and for our sake as a people and for our standing in the world.

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Citations

  • Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2010, Page 282

About the author

Dick Couch is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and served with the Navy Underwater Demolition and SEAL Teams in Vietnam. He is the author of twelve other books, including The Warrior Elite, Chosen Soldier and SEAL Team One. A resident of Ketchum, ID he is a frequent guest on radio and TV talk shows. He has lectured the Air Force Academy, the Naval Special Warfare Center, the JFK Special Forces Center and School, the FBI Academy, the Naval Postgraduate School, The Joint Special Operations University and The Academy Leadership Forum. Recently he served as adjunct professor of Ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy.

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