Paul Robinson is Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Canada. Nigel de Lee is Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Hull, UK. Don Carrick is Research Assistant, Institute of Applied Ethics, University of Hull, UK and Tutor in Ethics, University of Leeds, UK.

'Readers will find this an engaging and worthwhile survey and evaluation of the state of moral education in the world's military services to date, and will be both informed and reassured by the open, wide-ranging, and self-critical stances adopted in the majority of these military organizations to the task of developing both good soldiers and sailors.' George R. Lucas Jr, US Naval Academy (Annapolis), USA ’Ethics Education in the Military is a long overdue volume that will rapidly become required reading for those who deliver such programmes or are simply interested in the ethical foundations of the military profession. The book offers a fascinating and diverse collection of case studies framed by provocative analyses that cut to the heart of the contemporary debates.' Stuart Gordon, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK 'An impressive work that seeks to understand and eventually improve the way that ethical education is provided for military personnel around the world. It does not make the mistake of focusing narrowly on the provision of Law of Armed Conflict training, but instead successfully engages with the values and ideas that underpin such rules, and the way that these are, and should be, taught.' David Whetham, King's College London, Defence Studies Department at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Defence Academy of the UK 'This is a stimulating invitation to discussion of the history, organization, purpose and potential of military training academies worldwide, and a reminder of an important channel by which ethics come to shape and limit conflict...The studies themselves are full of valuable details...' Ethics and International Affairs 'This important volume, the first of its kind, comprises essays from ten democratic states on the subject of teaching ethics to the military...It was an excellent idea to include in this volume a table of military values and virtues drawn up by foreign armies and the individual British Services.' The Br

• Contents: Foreword, Major General (Retd) Patrick Cordingley DSO DSc; Introduction: education in the military, Paul Robinson. Part I Case Studies: Education in an ethos at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Stephen Deakin; An ethics curriculum for an evolving army, Jeffrey Wilson; Teaching military ethics in the British armed forces, Patrick Mileham; Ethics education, ethics training, and character development: who 'owns' ethics in the US Air Force Academy?, Martin L. Cook; Canada's defence ethics programme and ethics training, Yvon Desjardins; What ought one to do? Perspectives on military ethics education in the Australian defence force, Jamie Cullens; Ethics training in the Norwegian defence forces, Tor Arne Berntsen and Raag Rolfsen; Ethical education and character development in the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, Stefan Werdelis; Reshaping the ethical training of future French commissioned officers, Henri Hude; The ethics curriculum at the Netherlands Defence Academy, and some problems with its theoretical underpinnings, Peter Olsthoorn; Teaching and training military ethics: an Israeli experience, Asa Kasher; Ethics Training for the samurai warrior, Fumio Ota. Part II Responses: What is the point of teaching ethics in the military?, Jessica Wolfendale; The ethical warrior: a classical liberal approach, Alexander Moseley; The future of ethics education in the military: a comparative analysis, Don Carrick; Conclusion, Paul Robinson, Nigel de Lee and Don Carrick; Index.

Paul Robinson is Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Canada. Nigel de Lee is Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Hull, UK. Don Carrick is Research Assistant, Institute of Applied Ethics, University of Hull, UK and Tutor in Ethics, University of Leeds, UK.

'Readers will find this an engaging and worthwhile survey and evaluation of the state of moral education in the world's military services to date, and will be both informed and reassured by the open, wide-ranging, and self-critical stances adopted in the majority of these military organizations to the task of developing both good soldiers and sailors.' George R. Lucas Jr, US Naval Academy (Annapolis), USA ’Ethics Education in the Military is a long overdue volume that will rapidly become required reading for those who deliver such programmes or are simply interested in the ethical foundations of the military profession. The book offers a fascinating and diverse collection of case studies framed by provocative analyses that cut to the heart of the contemporary debates.' Stuart Gordon, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK 'An impressive work that seeks to understand and eventually improve the way that ethical education is provided for military personnel around the world. It does not make the mistake of focusing narrowly on the provision of Law of Armed Conflict training, but instead successfully engages with the values and ideas that underpin such rules, and the way that these are, and should be, taught.' David Whetham, King's College London, Defence Studies Department at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Defence Academy of the UK 'This is a stimulating invitation to discussion of the history, organization, purpose and potential of military training academies worldwide, and a reminder of an important channel by which ethics come to shape and limit conflict...The studies themselves are full of valuable details...' Ethics and International Affairs 'This important volume, the first of its kind, comprises essays from ten democratic states on the subject of teaching ethics to the military...It was an excellent idea to include in this volume a table of military values and virtues drawn up by foreign armies and the individual British Services.' The Br

• Contents: Foreword, Major General (Retd) Patrick Cordingley DSO DSc; Introduction: education in the military, Paul Robinson. Part I Case Studies: Education in an ethos at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Stephen Deakin; An ethics curriculum for an evolving army, Jeffrey Wilson; Teaching military ethics in the British armed forces, Patrick Mileham; Ethics education, ethics training, and character development: who 'owns' ethics in the US Air Force Academy?, Martin L. Cook; Canada's defence ethics programme and ethics training, Yvon Desjardins; What ought one to do? Perspectives on military ethics education in the Australian defence force, Jamie Cullens; Ethics training in the Norwegian defence forces, Tor Arne Berntsen and Raag Rolfsen; Ethical education and character development in the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, Stefan Werdelis; Reshaping the ethical training of future French commissioned officers, Henri Hude; The ethics curriculum at the Netherlands Defence Academy, and some problems with its theoretical underpinnings, Peter Olsthoorn; Teaching and training military ethics: an Israeli experience, Asa Kasher; Ethics Training for the samurai warrior, Fumio Ota. Part II Responses: What is the point of teaching ethics in the military?, Jessica Wolfendale; The ethical warrior: a classical liberal approach, Alexander Moseley; The future of ethics education in the military: a comparative analysis, Don Carrick; Conclusion, Paul Robinson, Nigel de Lee and Don Carrick; Index.

Paul Robinson is Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Canada. Nigel de Lee is Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Hull, UK. Don Carrick is Research Assistant, Institute of Applied Ethics, University of Hull, UK and Tutor in Ethics, University of Leeds, UK.

'Readers will find this an engaging and worthwhile survey and evaluation of the state of moral education in the world's military services to date, and will be both informed and reassured by the open, wide-ranging, and self-critical stances adopted in the majority of these military organizations to the task of developing both good soldiers and sailors.' George R. Lucas Jr, US Naval Academy (Annapolis), USA ’Ethics Education in the Military is a long overdue volume that will rapidly become required reading for those who deliver such programmes or are simply interested in the ethical foundations of the military profession. The book offers a fascinating and diverse collection of case studies framed by provocative analyses that cut to the heart of the contemporary debates.' Stuart Gordon, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK 'An impressive work that seeks to understand and eventually improve the way that ethical education is provided for military personnel around the world. It does not make the mistake of focusing narrowly on the provision of Law of Armed Conflict training, but instead successfully engages with the values and ideas that underpin such rules, and the way that these are, and should be, taught.' David Whetham, King's College London, Defence Studies Department at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Defence Academy of the UK 'This is a stimulating invitation to discussion of the history, organization, purpose and potential of military training academies worldwide, and a reminder of an important channel by which ethics come to shape and limit conflict...The studies themselves are full of valuable details...' Ethics and International Affairs 'This important volume, the first of its kind, comprises essays from ten democratic states on the subject of teaching ethics to the military...It was an excellent idea to include in this volume a table of military values and virtues drawn up by foreign armies and the individual British Services.' The Br

• Contents: Foreword, Major General (Retd) Patrick Cordingley DSO DSc; Introduction: education in the military, Paul Robinson. Part I Case Studies: Education in an ethos at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Stephen Deakin; An ethics curriculum for an evolving army, Jeffrey Wilson; Teaching military ethics in the British armed forces, Patrick Mileham; Ethics education, ethics training, and character development: who 'owns' ethics in the US Air Force Academy?, Martin L. Cook; Canada's defence ethics programme and ethics training, Yvon Desjardins; What ought one to do? Perspectives on military ethics education in the Australian defence force, Jamie Cullens; Ethics training in the Norwegian defence forces, Tor Arne Berntsen and Raag Rolfsen; Ethical education and character development in the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, Stefan Werdelis; Reshaping the ethical training of future French commissioned officers, Henri Hude; The ethics curriculum at the Netherlands Defence Academy, and some problems with its theoretical underpinnings, Peter Olsthoorn; Teaching and training military ethics: an Israeli experience, Asa Kasher; Ethics Training for the samurai warrior, Fumio Ota. Part II Responses: What is the point of teaching ethics in the military?, Jessica Wolfendale; The ethical warrior: a classical liberal approach, Alexander Moseley; The future of ethics education in the military: a comparative analysis, Don Carrick; Conclusion, Paul Robinson, Nigel de Lee and Don Carrick; Index.