Strike and Destroy
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| Title: | Strike and Destroy |
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| Description: | In a'spontaneous-combustion theory'of war crimes, Jeremy Morlock and 11 other soldiers were charged with having murdered 3 Afghans, as if they just spontaneously did monstrous things. But in an extraordinary court-martial the Defense showed that in fact the atrocities originated in a failure of leadership and a dysfunctional brigade climate. Dr. Stjepan Mestrovic, a professional sociologist who has testified in the trial, explains. |
| Authors: | Mestrovic, Stjepan G. |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Counterinsurgency--Afghanistan, Sociology, Military--United States, War crimes--Afghanistan--De Maywand Ka¯ri¯z, Counterinsurgency--United States, Afghan War, 2001-2021--Atrocities--De Maywand Ka¯ri¯z |
| Categories: | HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Afghan War (2001-2021) |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | In a'spontaneous-combustion theory'of war crimes, Jeremy Morlock and 11 other soldiers were charged with having murdered 3 Afghans, as if they just spontaneously did monstrous things. But in an extraordinary court-martial the Defense showed that in fact the atrocities originated in a failure of leadership and a dysfunctional brigade climate. Dr. Stjepan Mestrovic, a professional sociologist who has testified in the trial, explains. |
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| ISBN: | 9780875869094 9780875869117 |
