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Are contemporary soldiers exploited by the state and society that
they defend? More specifically, have America's professional service
members disproportionately carried the moral weight of America's
war-fighting decisions since the inception of an all-volunteer
force? In this volume, Michael J. Robillard and Bradley J.
Strawser, who have both served in the military, examine the
question of whether and how American soldiers have been exploited
in this way. Robillard and Strawser offer an original normative
theory of 'moral exploitation'-the notion that persons or groups
can be wrongfully exploited by being made to shoulder an excessive
amount of moral weight. They make the case that this exploitation
accurately describes the relationship between the United States and
the members of its military, and offer a thorough and in-depth
analysis of some of the exploitative and misleading elements of
present-day military recruitment, the moral burdens soldiers often
bear, and the stifling effect that a 'Thank You for Your Service'
and 'I support the troops' culture has had on serious public
engagement about America's ongoing wars. Robillard and Strawser
offer a piercing critique of the pernicious divide between military
members and the civilians who direct them. They conclude by arguing
for several normative and prudential prescriptions to help close
this ever-widening fissure between the U.S. and its military, and
within the U.S. itself. In so doing, their work gives a much needed
and urgent voice to America's soldiers, the other 1%.
The brand NEW instalment in the bestselling Harpers Emporium series
by Rosie Clarke. Can the Harpers Girls look forward to some happy
times as a new dawn rises over London?Sally Harper is busy juggling
running London's Oxford Street Store Harpers and looking after her
beautiful new-born daughter, whilst husband Ben is overseas on
another dangerous mission, this time to rescue a friend in need.
Young Becky Stockbridge finds herself in a difficult situation
which could bring shame to her and her family. Will Becky, with the
help of her friends find her happy ever after and keep her secret?
Marion Jackson is blessed with a son as she eagerly awaits the
return of her husband Reggie. But all is not right when Reggie
returns. Is Marion strong enough to save her family from yet
another crisis? As the war clouds retreat and the victory bells
ring, tears and joy mingle with those of sadness as the world
counts the true toll of war and celebrates peace.
This study of the tensions of military clientage focuses on
Czechoslovakia to explore the ambiguous position of the military
forces of East European countries and to show how the military's
dual role as instrument of both national defense and the
Soviet-controlled socialist alliance" fundamentally affects the
interaction of military and political elites in Eastern Europe.
Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the
latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
Literary and historical conventions have long painted the
experience of soldiers during World War I as simple victimization.
Leonard Smith, however, argues that a complex dialogue of
resistance and negotiation existed between French soldiers and
their own commanders. In this case study of wartime military
culture, Smith analyzes the experience of the French Fifth Infantry
Division in both pitched battle and trench warfare. The division
established a distinguished fighting record from 1914 to 1916, yet
proved in 1917 the most mutinous division in the entire French
army, only to regain its elite reputation in 1918. Drawing on
sources from ordinary soldiers to well-known commanders such as
General Charles Mangin, the author explains how the mutinies of
1917 became an explicit manifestation of an implicit struggle that
took place within the French army over the whole course of the war.
Smith pays particular attention to the pivotal role of
noncommissioned and junior officers, who both exercised command
authority and shared the physical perils of men in the lower ranks.
He shows that "soldiers," broadly defined, learned to determine
rules of how they would and would not fight the war, and imposed
these rules on the command structure itself. By altering the
parameters of command authority in accordance with their own
perceived interests, soldiers and commanders negotiated a
behavioral space between mutiny and obedience. Originally published
in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest
print-on-demand technology to again make available previously
out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton
University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of
these important books while presenting them in durable paperback
and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is
to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in
the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press
since its founding in 1905.
The traditional distinction between military and political affairs
in American life has become less significant as military officers
increasingly participate with civilians in the formulation of
national policies. In an examination of the impact of this change
upon professional military education, the authors present a
forthright analysis of military responsibility today, the growth of
education for policy roles, the form and content of that education,
and its relation to the over-all duties of the armed forces. They
have used hundreds of interviews and questionnaires and studied
carefully the history and programs of the military academies, ROTC,
Command and Staff Schools, Armed Forces Staff College, National War
College, three service War Colleges, Industrial College of the
Armed Forces, and other institutions. Originally published in 1957.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These editions preserve the original texts of these important books
while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase
access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of
books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in
1905.
The Jacobite Rising of 1745 could not have taken place without
French support. French ships carried Charles Edward Stuart to
Scotland, French gold financed his campaign, and French weapons
equipped many of his troops. Yet the actual French military
contribution to the campaign was small, and its role is frequently
neglected. This book seeks to redress this balance by looking in
detail at the French military contribution to the Jacobite '45: the
first detachment of troops to sail with the Prince - who instead of
landing in Scotland found themselves caught up in an intense naval
battle; the staff officers and professionals who helped Charles
organise his army on modern European lines; and the Irish and Scots
regulars who fought with distinction at Inverurie, Falkrik, and
Culloden. As with many aspects of the '45, myths and misconceptions
aplenty have arisen about the nature and significance of the French
contribution. New archival research enables a better picture to be
obtained than ever before of the men who made up the rank and file
of this contingent, and of the background and fates of those who
led them. New analysis is offered, too, as to details of the
uniforms worn by the detachments serving in Scotland,
re-considering existing sources and also bringing out new
information. Taken together, the result is to fill an important gap
in our understanding of these dramatic events, one of the last
occasions that foreign troops fought on British soil.
Until recently, it has been difficult for anyone with an interest
in the Army of Northern Virginia's horse artillery, which served
under legendary cavalry commander J. E. B. Stuart, to envision what
the men of the battalion endured. With the publication in 2002 of
Robert Trout's seminal book, Galloping Thunder: The Stuart Horse
Artillery Battalion, the endeavors of the unit were rescued from
obscurity. In Memoirs of the Stuart Horse Artillery Battalion,
Trout provides readers with complete versions of three important
primary documents, written by soldiers of the battalion. Lt. Lewis
T. Nunnelee's history of Moorman's Battery is based on a
seven-volume diary that Nunnelee kept during the war and features
near-daily entries of the battery's actions. His extraordinary
attention to detail offers readers an opportunity to follow the
movements of the battery virtually hoofstep by hoofstep through the
campaigns in which he participated. The "History of Hart's
Battery," as told by Maj. James F. Hart, Dr. Levi C. Stephens,
Louis Sherfesee, and Charles H. Schwing, is, as Trout puts it, "a
cannon of a different caliber." It recounts in broad terms the
battery's history from its inception before the war to its
surrender as the last horse artillery in the field. The authors
offer rare glimpses into the development of tactics learned from
the "school of the battlefield," Finally, Louis Sherfesee's
"Reminiscences of A Color-Bearer" fleshes out many of the stories
in the history that he cowrote with Hart and his fellow soldiers.
Filled with short vignettes, it offers a behind-the-scenes look at
the battery in action. Together, these rich documents provide
welcome insights into the day-to-dayexperiences of the often
overlooked Confederate horse artillery, which played an important
role in cementing Stuart's reputation as one of the most
outstanding cavalry commanders in the Civil War.
The Sixteenth Lancers already had a long and distinguished history
when they sailed for India in 1822. Over the next twenty four years
they fought in four wars, most famously in the Sutlej campaign,
against the Sikhs. The Battle of Aliwal, in January 1846, is still
celebrated by the successor regiment of the British Army. In their
peacetime life in India, the Sixteenth sometimes enjoyed their
exotic surroundings, but also endured the perils of a tropical
climate - the regiment lost far more men due to disease than in
battle. This book examines in detail what regimental soldiering was
like in India in those years. It draws on an unprecedented range of
sources, most of them previously unpublished. Aside from the
official archives, the story is enlivened by a rich collection of
journals, letters and diaries left by the officers and men. An
important feature of the book is the detailed roll of every officer
and man who served in the Sixteenth in the Sutlej. This provides a
unique profile of the ranks at Aliwal: where they came from, what
skills they brought to the army, why they enlisted, and what
happened to them in their army career and afterwards. Some
surprising results have been revealed: the high rate of literacy,
the high suicide rates, and the proportion of men who stayed on in
India when their regiment returned home. The officers were highly
experienced and professional, in stark contrast to the amateur
attitudes of their fellows in the Crimea. All aspects of regimental
soldiering are examined- command, uniforms and weapons, horses,
training and medical services, but also how the men lived and
played (the Sixteenth's theatre was famous). Many officers and men
were from army families, and the period covered shows soldiers'
sons growing up in the regiment and often reaching high rank. This
unique'social history' approach to the study of a British regiment
will appeal to a wide audience; not only to students and academic
staff studying military and social history, but also to students of
Indian history, and to family historians with army ancestors. The
account of the Sutlej campaign is relevant to the world-wide Sikh
community. The nominal roll of the regiment will be appreciated by
medal collectors, for whom an 'Aliwal' medal to the regiment has a
special allure. The successor regiment of the Sixteenth Lancers is
again serving in Afghanistan, so that this book has a topical
resonance.
The traditional distinction between military and political affairs
in American life has become less significant as military officers
increasingly participate with civilians in the formulation of
national policies. In an examination of the impact of this change
upon professional military education, the authors present a
forthright analysis of military responsibility today, the growth of
education for policy roles, the form and content of that education,
and its relation to the over-all duties of the armed forces. They
have used hundreds of interviews and questionnaires and studied
carefully the history and programs of the military academies, ROTC,
Command and Staff Schools, Armed Forces Staff College, National War
College, three service War Colleges, Industrial College of the
Armed Forces, and other institutions. Originally published in 1957.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These editions preserve the original texts of these important books
while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase
access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of
books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in
1905.
Rapid turnover of ROTC officers, the decline in ROTC enrollment,
inadequate training for the specialized techniques of modem
warfare, and the quick obsolescence of technical training have
created an acute problem in the development of a body of
highly-trained professional career officers. This book takes a
fresh view of this vital problem and provides a starting point for
a revision of our methods for providing the military leadership
that our nation requires. Originally published in 1959. The
Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology
to again make available previously out-of-print books from the
distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These
editions preserve the original texts of these important books while
presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The
goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access
to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books
published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
In December 1916 General Robert Nivelle was appointed
Commander-in-Chief of the French armies fighting the Germans on the
Western Front. He had enjoyed a meteoric rise to high command and
public acclaim since the beginning of the war - he was a national
hero. In return, he proclaimed he 'had the formula' that would
ensure victory and end the conflict in 1917. But his offensive was
a bloody and humiliating failure for France, one that could have
opened the way for French defeat. This is the subject of David
Murphy's penetrating, in-depth study of one of the key events in
the history of the Great War. He describes how Nivelle, a highly
intelligent and articulate officer, used his charm to win the
support of French and British politicians, but also how he was vain
and boastful and displayed no sense of operational security. By the
opening of the campaign, his plan was an open secret and he had
lost the ability to critically assess the operation as it
developed. The result was disaster.
This book is a unique reference source for the uniform collector,
modeller and student of military dress and equipment. For the first
time the reader can trace the development of the colour and design
of the Waffen-SS uniforms with confidence: all the uniforms worn in
the 150 colour photographs presented here are rare, original items,
from private collections. All major types of service uniform are
illustrated, together with a full range of the unique camouflage
clothing which was the hallmark of these much-feared divisions.
This is the story of the 162nd (Turkistan) Infantry Division, a
World War II German division composed of Central Asian Turkistanis.
The book covers the political background (pan-Turkism) of the
founders of this unit in German service, debunks some historical
myths surrounding it (the 'Nazi Mysteries') and focuses on the most
crucial events in the history of the division, the Gottschee battle
(Slovenia) and the 'great winter mopping up' (northern Italy).
Pan-Turkish activists were prime movers in organizing Turkistani
military units in German uniform. These men were completely
unrelated to the occultist/esoteric beliefs, followed by some top
Nazi leaders such as Heinrich Himmler or Alfred Rosenberg. The
Pan-Turkish activists recruited the soldiers from Soviet POWs in
Hitler's hands. Not all of the former prisoners were volunteers,
some were forced to join, while a huge number of Soviet soldiers
enlisted in order to survive German captivity (where a large number
of their comrades had died because of ill treatment or starvation.)
Another huge problem was that Pan-Turkism is something different
from Kemalism (Turkish-Anatolian secular and Jacobin nationalism),
the former being the political movement aiming at the political
union of all Turkic-speaking populations. This is why the German
ambassador to Ankara reported that he thought that the Turkish
Government might even be embarrassed by open Pan-Turk propaganda
from Berlin. Despite this, four main Turkish or partially Turkish
units in German uniform were formed. These units were part of
the'Eastern Troops', whose Soviet personnel (Baltics, Slavs,
Caucasians, Turkmen etc) were integrated into the German forces. It
seems that the largest formation of the Eastern Troops in German
service was the 162nd (Turkistan) Infantry Division. The most
crucial event in the history of this formation was the 'great
winter mopping up' (November 1944-January 1945). This operation
(the clearing of Italian partisan independent republics which had
been set up in the Northern Apennine mountains) was the greatest
German anti-partisan action in Western Europe and one of the
greatest anti-partisan operations of World War II. The author
undertook a massive field investigation to determine what happened
in the mountains. He reached the conclusion that the Turkistani
soldiers were victims twice over: as Easterners they were regarded
as inferior beings by their Nazi masters, as non-Communists, they
were regarded as traitors by the Allies. All of this explains why
the life and the fate of these Turkmen was absolutely tragic. The
author presents a detailed textual history accompanied by over 200
rare photographs, including a large number that are previously
unpublished.
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