Soldiers and Civilization
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Alexander the Great
ancient Greece
ancient Greek warfare
ancient Rome
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chivalry and war
citizen-soldier
civil-military relations
Clausewitz
early modern warfare
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Homer and war
Julius Caesar
late antiquity
medieval warfare
Middle Ages
military culture
military doctrine
military ethics
military history
military leadership
military profession history
military professionalism
military sociology
Napoleonic warfare
officer corps
phalanx warfare
profession of arms
Roman legion
Roman military history
soldierly ethos
state formation
twentieth century warfare
war and society
war literature
Western military tradition
Western way of war
Product details
- ISBN 9781682470671
- Weight: 430g
- Dimensions: 155 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 29 Jun 2017
- Publisher: Naval Institute Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Soldiers and Civilization covers the history of the military profession in the Western World from the ancient Greeks to the present day. Drawing from military history, sociology, and other disciplines, it goes beyond traditional insights to locate the military profession in the context of both literary and cultural history. Reed Bonadonna maintains that soldiers have made an unacknowledged contribution to the theory and practice of civilization, and that they will again be called upon to do so in important ways. The comprehensive nature of the book and the extent to which Bonadonna draws on the disciplines of the humanities to make his points set this volume apart from others on the subject.
The military profession, in its broadest consideration, might be viewed as an interdisciplinary branch of the humanities. A soldier is made of the words of history, poetry, and the laws and language of his calling. With each new conflict, the military may be called upon to preserve the values of civilization. To fulfill its future role, the military professionals of today must know, heed, and apply the examples and narratives of the most successful and exemplary military professionals of the past at their best.
Reed Robert Bonadonna served in the Marine Corps as an infantry officer and field historian, retiring with the rank of colonel. He earned a doctorate at Boston University. He has published journal articles on military ethics and leadership. He is currently Director of Ethics and Character Development at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
