Ethics and the Twenty-First-Century Military Professional

We enter into military service with the belief that joining the profession of arms means being part of something greater than ourselves. Being part of something greater requires each member of the profession to grow individually, improving every day to be better. This pattern of seeking growth is at the very core of the most successful professionals, including their contributions to the profession of arms.https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/usnwc-van-beuren-les/1004/thumbnail.jp

Loyal Sons: Jews in the German Army in the Great War by Peter C. Applebaum

Centennial commemoration and obser- vance of the First World War have gen- erated many books studying major and minor aspects of what was hoped would be the “war to end all wars,” or as H. G. Wells titled a 1914 book, The War That Will End War. It wasn’t; instead, it was the first act of a century-long tragedy. The present volume provides a sig- nificant study of the more than 100,000 German-Jewish and 320,000 Austro- Hungarian Jewish soldiers serving during the war. One in eight was killed. First World War historian Jay Winter is correct when he writes in the volume’s foreword, “we owe a debt to Peter Appel- baum for bringing to light the Jewish el- ement in this tragic story.” The volume is groundbreaking in its scope and depth