1st Edition
Military Honour and the Conduct of War From Ancient Greece to Iraq
By Paul Robinson
Copyright 2006
224 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study presents the first examination of the influence of ideas of honour on the causes, conduct and ending of wars from Ancient Greece to the present day.
Paul Robinson begins with a theoretical examination of the concept of honour, to clearly explain the many contradictions and tensions inherent within honour systems. He then shows how honour has often contradictory and paradoxical... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Ancient Greece 3. Ancient Rome 4. Chivalry 5. Elizabethan England 6. Southern Honour and the American Civil War 7. War and Honour in the British Empire, 1815 – 1918 8. War and Honour in the Cold War and After
Biography
Paul Robinson
