The Citizen-Soldier : Moral risk and the modern military / / by Phil Klay

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910137031603321
• Autore: Klay Phil
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Massachusetts ; ; Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 0-8157-2960-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (30 pages)
• Collana: Brookings essay
• Disciplina: 940.541273
• Soggetti: Military ethics; War - Moral and ethical aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Grand causes -- Citizen-soldiers versus "base hirelings" -- Messing up your nice, clean soul -- We can tell them the truth when we get home -- A saving idea? -- Total mobilization -- Bringing the mission home -- Strengthening the bonds between men and between man and nature.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this Brookings Essay titled "The Citizen-Soldier," National Book Award winner, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Phil Klay sheds light on the tension and relationship between veterans and society. Klay is an established author and has previously received noteworthy praise for his book, Redeployment. In his first non-fiction work with Brookings, Klay valiantly explores the moral dimensions of veterans, their purpose in war, and their reintegration into the civilian world.