"To Serve With Honor" is the first book by an American to focus on the validity of current standards of military ethics in more than a century. This thoughtful study begins with the premise that the military profession is qualitatively different from any other profession. Author Richard Gabriel uses this assumption to address such vital questions as "What are the limits of military obedience?" and "When does a soldier have an obligation to resist the orders of his superiors?"

Includes index.

Foreword / Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale -- The ethical climate -- The nature of military ethics -- The need for military ethics -- Professionalism and the brotherhood of arms -- A code of military ethics -- The character of the soldier -- Loyalty, obedience, and dissent -- Instilling military ethics -- Final thoughts.