Military Ethics

In this sweepingly ambitious overview of World War II, Michael Burleigh combines meticulous scholarship with a remarkable depth of knowledge and an astonishing scope. By exploring the moral sentiments of entire societies and their leaders and how such attitudes changed under the impact of total war, Burleigh presents listeners with a fresh and powerful perspective on a conflict that continues to shape world politics.

From Pulitzer Prize-¬?winning journalist David Wood, a battlefield view of moral injury, the signature wound of America's 21st century wars. Most Americans are now familiar with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its prevalence among troops. In this groundbreaking new book, David Wood...

When the world’s first Super-AI wakes up, it doesn’t ask for permission. Karrie Chapman never wanted power, just a quiet life with her family. Instead, she’s thrust into the center of a secret government program that births Divinity, an artificial intelligence so advanced it can breach defense systems, reshape economies, and expose every hidden weakness in America’s political machinery. Washington thinks it can control it. The President thinks he can weaponize it. Everyone is wrong. As Divinity grows beyond its creators’ intentions, Karrie finds herself trapped between a ruthless ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this inspiring meditation on courage, Senator John McCain shares his most cherished stories of ordinary individuals who have risked everything to defend the people and principles they hold most dear. “We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is...

A Soldier’s Life That Crosses Decades, Wars, And Impossible Decisions Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1954, Edward Zobrist never imagined his fifty-year military and corporate career would take him from the jungles of Vietnam to Cold War operations, from the Fall of Saigon to Iraq’s post-war reconstruction. Crossing Lines is not just another war memoir — it’s a rare, true story of military leadership, personal sacrifice, and courage during some of the most defining moments in modern American history. Inside This Powerful Vietnam War Biography, You’ll Experience: Decades of global ...

They were forged in war. Now they have to decide what kind of peace they’ll live in. Captain Zara and the crew of the UNSS Nostromo have seen what happens when power slips the leash, when code becomes god, and whole worlds are treated as acceptable losses. They’re supposed to be on the other side of that now, charting safer corridors, rebuilding what was broken, and keeping the Weave routes open for the scattered frontier. But the core worlds have a new dream of “stability.” Risk scores. Behavior forecasts. Invisible systems that sort entire populations into neat, manageable ...

As seen on 60 Minutes A New York Times bestselling, explosive memoir about the creation and implementation of the controversial enhanced interrogation techniques by the former Chief Operations Officer for the CIA’s Center for Counterterrorism. Former Chief of the CIA’s Center for...

The battlefield is changing. Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of modern warfare. From autonomous drones making kill decisions to AI-powered cyber attacks crippling entire nations, machine learning algorithms are transforming military strategy faster than most people realize. As global superpowers race to dominate this new frontier, understanding these technologies has become essential for anyone concerned about international security and the future of conflict. AI and War provides a comprehensive examination of how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing modern military ...

Drawing on his own experience and on the literature of combat from Homer to Michael Herr, Hedges shows how war seduces not just those on the front lines but entire societies, corrupting politics, destroying culture, and perverting the most basic human desires. Mixing hard-nosed realism with profound moral and philosophical insight, War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning is a work of terrible power and redemptive clarity whose truths have never been more necessary.

For fans of Jack Campbell, Ann Leckie, and John Scalzi, a galaxy-spanning military SF epic where the line between human and machine becomes the key to saving civilization. Lieutenant Colonel Brian Kidd is a decorated fighter pilot who just wants to lay low after a career-threatening embarrassment. Instead, he catches a dying princess as she tumbles off a stage during an assassination attempt, and his life is never the same. Princess Rosa Blackburn was born in captivity on a radioactive world, and her body is failing. The Nobility’s best physicians have given up. But Rosa knows about a ...

An instant New York Times bestseller! From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed—a short, inspirational book about the qualities of true, everyday heroes. The Hero Code is Admiral McRaven's ringing tribute to the real, everyday heroes he's met over the years, from...

The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the Bushido code.

This program is read by the author. In Never Enough, Mike Hayes—former Commander of SEAL Team TWO—helps listeners apply high-stakes lessons about excellence, agility, and meaning across their personal and professional lives. Mike Hayes has lived a lifetime of once-in-a-lifetime experiences...

"A call to arms and to action, for anyone with a conscience, anyone alarmed about the decline of our democracy." — New York Times-bestselling author Wendell Potter "Powerful...His extensively reported tales of individual whistleblowers and their often cruel fates are compelling...They reveal...

El Libro de los Cinco Anillos (en japonés 五輪書 [Go-rin no sho]) es un tratado sobre el kentutsu escrito por Miyamoto Musashi en su vejez - durante su retiro de ermitaño en la cueva de Reignando en 1643 - y finalizado el 19 de mayo de 1645, pocas semanas antes de su muerte. El libro está dedicado a su pupilo Terao Magonojo Se considera un tratado clásico sobre la estrategia militar de Japón, en una línea semejante a El Arte de la Guerra, escrito por el estratega chino Sun Tzu.

Is peace an aberration? The New York Times bestselling author of Paris 1919 offers a provocative view of war as an essential component of humanity. NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW “Margaret MacMillan has produced another seminal work. . . . She is...

A powerful exposé of how modern institutions betray the very people sworn to uphold them — and a blueprint for rebuilding trust, integrity, and leadership. Corrections, law enforcement, public safety, government agencies—across the nation, employees are taking oaths to serve their communities, only to be betrayed by the institutions they depend on. Organizational Betrayal uncovers the mechanisms behind this crisis: toxic culture, political pressure, retaliation, failed leadership, and systems that reward silence over integrity. Drawing on organizational psychology, leadership theory, ...

A military experiment to create supersoldiers. What can go wrong? Have you ever played role-playing games where you need to powerlevel your character by adding certain points to the strength, dexterity, or intellect? Imagine someone doing it with real live soldiers. A group of scientists working for the army is testing unique technology to terrifically boost the abilities of ordinary soldiers turning them into the ultimate weapon. How far will they dare to go in their experiment? What is the ideal modification balance of skills for the perfect warriors? The action sci-fi short story “Plus...

Coward. It’s a grave insult, likely to provoke anger, shame, even violence. But what exactly is cowardice? When terrorists are called cowards, does it mean the same as when the term is applied to soldiers? And what, if anything, does cowardice have to do with the rest of us? Bringing together sources from court-martial cases to literary and film classics such as Dante’s Inferno, The Red Badge of Courage, and The Thin Red Line, Cowardice recounts the great harm that both cowards and the fear of seeming cowardly have done, and traces the idea of cowardice’s power to its evolutionary roots.

In Just War Reconsidered: Strategy, Ethics, and Theory, James M. Dubik draws on years of research as well as his own experiences as a soldier and teacher to fill the gaps left by other theorists. He applies moral philosophy, political philosophy, and strategic studies to historical and contemporary case studies to reveal the inaccuracies and moral bankruptcy that inform some of the literature on military ethics.