This is the first scholarly book to look at the role of the
'warrior' in modern war, arguing that warriors' actions, and indeed
thoughts, are increasingly patrolled and that the modern
battlefield is an unforgiving environment in which to discharge
their vocation.
As war becomes ever more instrumentalized, so its existential
dimension is fast being hollowed out. Technology is threatening the
agency of the warrior and this volume paints a picture of early
twenty-first century warfare, helping to explain why so many
aspiring warriors are becoming disenchanted with their
profession.
Written by a leading thinker on warfare, this book sets out to
explain what makes an American Marine a 'warrior' and why suicide
bombers, or Al Qaeda fighters, do not qualify for this title. This
distinction is one of the central features of the current War on
Terror - and one that justifies much more extensive discussion than
it has so far received.
The Warrior Ethos will be of great interest to all students of
military history, strategy, military sociology and war studies.
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