When You Think You Are Right - You Are Wrong and When You Think You Are Wrong - You Are Right; 2000
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- Identifier
- MS1133-0531
- Title
- When You Think You Are Right - You Are Wrong and When You Think You Are Wrong - You Are Right; 2000
- Description
- The paper "When You Think You Are Right - You Are Wrong and When You Think You Are Wrong - You Are Right" by George M. Snead, Jr., examines the moral dilemmas faced by soldiers during wartime, particularly during World War II and the Korean War. It discusses the challenges of following orders versus personal moral responsibility, illustrated by the Nuremberg Trials and incidents like No Gun Ri. The paper emphasizes the complexities of combat morality and the need for clear guidelines and understanding in military contexts.
- Date
- 19 October 2000
- Creator
- Snead, George M., Jr.
- topic
- talk
- lecture
- SPHEX Club
- George M. Snead, Jr.
- Snead
- 2000
- moral dilemmas
- wartime ethics
- Nuremberg Trials
- combat morality
- military orders
- civilian casualties
- World War II
- Korean War
- No Gun Ri
- military justice
- war crimes
- Geneva Conventions
- military responsibility
- combat experience
- Type
- Text
- Genre
- lectures
- Digital Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- George M. Snead, Jr.
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