This is a much-needed exploration of the culture and moral psychology of e~juste(tm) and e~unjuste(tm) wars. Clearly some wars are more brutal than others. But what inclines adversaries to uphold ethical limits in some cases and not in others? Closely examining the habits and dispositions instilled in opponents by the moral communities to which they belong, this studytackles the common charge that the ethical regulation of war is a utopian project, inevitably confounded by the nature of war itself. Anthony Coates is concerned that the tradition of e~just ware(tm) presents concerns about whether and how military force should be used, and also how such concerns ignore the habits and emotions that motivate a persone(tm)s conduct. He argues that virtues are better equipped to meet the ethical and psychological demands of war and constructs a critical theory of virtues in the light of key precepts, which he tests against the values and practices of the military community and of contemporary civil society. This book is a great resource for studies of ethics, political theory and international relations.