NDPR Matthew Talbert and Jessica Wolfendale War Crimes: Causes, Excuses, and Blame

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Matthew Talbert and Jessica Wolfendale, War Crimes: Causes, Excuses, and Blame, Oxford University Press, 2019, 168pp., $78.00 (hbk), ISBN 9780190675875.

Reviewed by Stephen N. Woodside, United States Military Academy at West Point

The views expressed in this review are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the United States Military Academy, the US Army, or the Department of Defense. Matthew Talbert and Jessica Wolfendale's book is timely, carefully argued, and a nice example of how proper moral philosophy might inform political and legal debates regarding serious criminal conduct in war. Thus, it is important reading for moral and legal philosophers, military policy makers, and military leaders. The central question of the book is this: "Are military personnel who commit war crimes culpable for their actions…...