Table of Contents

Preface The Encyclopedia Index About the Contributors

About the Author

DONALD A. WELLS is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawaii, Hilo, and Adjunct Professor at Southern Oregon State College./e His books include: The Laws of Land Warfare: A Guide to the U.S. Army Manuals (Greenwood Press, 1992), War Crimes and Laws of War (1991), and The War Myth (1967).

Reviews

?In this source, 45 contributors offer concise definitions, summaries, and overviews of hundreds of names and terms in the literature of ethics and warfare.?-Choice

?The editor and forty-four other contributors, including many leadings experts, offer nearly three hundred entries in the huge overlap of two large subjects. The essays are clearly written, rich with information, and augmented with brief bibliographical recommendations for further reading.?-Naval War College Review

?Wells has recruited 45 philospohers, political scientists, legal and military experts, and other shcolars for this collection of nearly 250 signed articles....we are unaware of any encyclopedias covering the same ground as this new one....Articles are clearly written, with a minimum of jargon, and are heavy on historical context....Recommended for academic and large public libraries, ?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

"In this source, 45 contributors offer concise definitions, summaries, and overviews of hundreds of names and terms in the literature of ethics and warfare."-Choice

"The editor and forty-four other contributors, including many leadings experts, offer nearly three hundred entries in the huge overlap of two large subjects. The essays are clearly written, rich with information, and augmented with brief bibliographical recommendations for further reading."-Naval War College Review

"Wells has recruited 45 philospohers, political scientists, legal and military experts, and other shcolars for this collection of nearly 250 signed articles....we are unaware of any encyclopedias covering the same ground as this new one....Articles are clearly written, with a minimum of jargon, and are heavy on historical context....Recommended for academic and large public libraries,"-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin