From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant
From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant

Author: Alex Gilvarry

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-01-05

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1101554312

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The critically acclaimed debut from Alex Gilvarry, a darkly comic love letter to New York, told through the eyes of Boy Hernandez: Filipino immigrant, glamour junkie, Guantánamo detainee. Alex Gilvarry's widely acclaimed first novel is the story of designer Boy Hernandez: Filipino immigrant, New York glamour junkie, Guantánamo detainee. Locked away indefinitely and accused of being linked to a terrorist plot, Boy prepares for the tribunal of his life with this intimate confession, a dazzling swirl of soirees, runways, and hipster romance that charts one small man's undying love for New York City and his pursuit of the big American dream—even as the present nightmare of detainment chisels away at his vital wit and chutzpah. A New York Times Editor's Choice, From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant unveils two of America's most illusory realms—high fashion and Homeland Security—in a funny, wise, and beguiling, and Kafkaesque tale for our strange times.

The Protection of Non-Combatants During Armed Conflict and Safeguarding the Rights of Victims in Post-Conflict Society
The Protection of Non-Combatants During Armed Conflict and Safeguarding the Rights of Victims in Post-Conflict Society

Author: Philipp Ambach

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-05-19

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 9004236597

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This collection of essays—written by friends and colleagues of Joakim Dungel—focuses on the protection of the innocent during and after war. It is a tribute to Joakim’s life and work. Joakim made a significant contribution to international justice and the rule of law, through his service to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Temporary International Presence in Hebron, and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. He was also a prolific author and published scholarly works on a wide range of issues, including command responsibility, national security interests, the right to humanitarian assistance during internal armed conflicts, and crimes against humanity. This book continues Joakim’s work with in-depth analyses of a variety of issues arising under modern conflict, such as the application of international humanitarian law and international human rights law to aerial drone attacks, targeted sanctions, and reparations to victims. Joakim understood these complex and interlinked issues and dedicated his professional life to engaging with them. Through his work and his scholarship, he demonstrated the crucial importance of adopting victim-centred approaches to dealing with the consequences of armed conflict and to its prevention. This was also why he chose to work for the United Nations as a human rights officer in Afghanistan. This book attempts to honour and affirm Joakim’s choice.

Non-Combatant Immunity as a Norm of International Humanitarian Law
Non-Combatant Immunity as a Norm of International Humanitarian Law

Author: Judith Gail Gardam

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-11-27

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 9004632409

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Despite the advances made by the international community to outlaw the resort to force by the United Nations Charter, armed conflicts both international and non-international are a fact of every day life. The civilian casualties from such conflicts have assumed catastrophic proportions. Little attention, however, has been paid by scholars to the treatment of noncombatants in armed conflict and the place in international law of the principle fundamental to the law of armed conflict: noncombatant immunity. This work aims to remedy this omission. The author analyses in detail the content of the customary and conventional rules that give effect to this principle, in both international and non-international armed conflict. The importance of such a study is highlighted by the recent Gulf conflict where so many of the States were not bound by the most recent treaty rules protecting noncombatants.

Whose Life Is Worth More?
Whose Life Is Worth More?

Author: Yagil Levy

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2019-11-26

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 1503610349

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Modern democracies face tough life-and-death choices in armed conflicts. Chief among them is how to weigh the value of soldiers' lives against those of civilians on both sides. The first of its kind, Whose Life Is Worth More? reveals that how these decisions are made is much more nuanced than conventional wisdom suggests. When these states are entangled in prolonged conflicts, hierarchies emerge and evolve to weigh the value of human life. Yagil Levy delves into a wealth of contemporary conflicts, including the drone war in Pakistan, the Kosovo war, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the US and UK wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Cultural narratives about the nature and necessity of war, public rhetoric about external threats facing the nation, antiwar movements, and democratic values all contribute to the perceived validity of civilian and soldier deaths. By looking beyond the military to the cultural and political factors that shape policies, this book provides tools to understand how democracies really decide whose life is worth more.

Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War

Author: George Alfred Townsend

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-04

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13:

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In 'Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War', George Alfred Townsend offers a unique perspective on the American Civil War as a journalist and war correspondent. His memoir provides a vivid account of the battles, the politics, and the social atmosphere during one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. With his insightful commentary, Townsend takes the reader on a journey through the war-torn country, revealing the human stories behind the headlines. A must-read for anyone interested in the Civil War, journalism, or American history.

From Chivalry to Terrorism
From Chivalry to Terrorism

Author: Leo Braudy

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2010-12-08

Total Pages: 658

ISBN-13: 0307773418

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Manliness has always been linked to physical prowess and to war; indeed the warrior has been the archetypal man across countless cultures throughout time. In this magisterial excursion through literature, history, warfare, and sociology, one of our most prominent scholars tracks the complex relationship between the changing methods and goals of warfare and shifting models of manhood. This journey takes us from the citizen soldiers of ancient Greece to the medieval knights to the misogynistic terrorists of Al Qaeda. As he chronicles these transformations, Leo Braudy weighs the significance of everything from weapon technology to the hairstyles favored during different eras. He offers fresh insights on codes of war and codes of racial purity, and on cultural and historical figures from Socrates to Don Quixote to Napoleon to Custer to Rambo. Epic in scope and free of academic jargon, From Chivalry to Terrorism is a masterwork of scholarship that is both accessible and breathtakingly ambitious.

On Combat
On Combat

Author: Dave Grossman

Publisher: Ppct Research Publications

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13:

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Looks at the effect of deadly battle on the body and mind and offers new research findings to help prevent lasting adverse effects.

Campaigns of a Non-Combatant
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant

Author: Alfred Townsend

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2018-04-04

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 3732633322

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Reproduction of the original: Campaigns of a Non-Combatant by Alfred Townsend

The Other End of the Spear
The Other End of the Spear

Author: John J. Mcgrath

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2011-09-16

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1105056155

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This book looks at several troop categories based on primary function and analyzes the ratio between these categories to develop a general historical ratio. This ratio is called the Tooth-to-Tail Ratio. McGrath's study finds that this ratio, among types of deployed US forces, has steadily declined since World War II, just as the nature of warfare itself has changed. At the same time, the percentage of deployed forces devoted to logistics functions and to base and life support functions have increased, especially with the advent of the large-scale of use of civilian contractors. This work provides a unique analysis of the size and composition of military forces as found in historical patterns. Extensively illustrated with charts, diagrams, and tables. (Originally published by the Combat Studies Institute Press)