Just and unjust wars. A moral argument with historical illustrati

With a special new preface that considers the moral implications of intervention in the countless interethnic conflicts that have plagued the last decade, Michael Walzer´s classic work draws on historical illustration that range from the Athenian attack on Melos to the My Lai massacre, and uses the testimony of participants -decision makers and victims alike- to examine the central questions of war and morality. Walzer´s discussion of war as the severest moral test that men and women ever face is a timeless piece of political and moral theory.