{"product_id":"ground-truth-9781350335516","title":"Ground Truth","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for The Society for Army Historical Research's 2024 Templer Medal for the best first book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter twenty years of almost unbroken wars of choice, the ethical deficiencies in the operational conduct of war by Western armed forces have largely been ignored by scholarly critique. This volume addresses these deficiencies, featuring analysis by some of the UK’s leading academics and military veterans working in the fields of military ethics and contemporary conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGround Truth\u003c\/em\u003e is compiled in honour of Colonel David Benest OBE, a soldier-scholar who believed that ethics should be central to an effective military education. The book focuses on problems ranging from the practicalities of how to conduct a counterinsurgency campaign in one of the most challenging combat zones in the world to the failure to account properly for defeat during military conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis important volume explores critical questions perennially raised about the role of the military in a democratic society and the extent to which its ideals are compromised in fighting wars of choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849217069292,"sku":"9781350335516","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21267443482668.jpg?v=1759028509","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/ground-truth-9781350335516","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}