Project Gutenberg 2016-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 169 United States. War Department Dept., United States. War Department, United States. War United States. War Dept. Department, U. S. War Department, United States War Department, U.S. War Lieber, Francis 1800 1872 Lieber, Franz Herrmann, Christian A Code for the Government of Armies in the Field, as authorized by the laws and usages of war on land. Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Code for the Government of Armies in the Field" by United States. War Department et al. is a military regulation document written during the early 1860s. This publication outlines the principles and regulations governing the conduct of armies during warfare, emphasizing martial law, military necessity, and the treatment of prisoners and civilians. It serves primarily as a legal and ethical framework for military operations in the field. The book provides detailed guidelines on various matters related to warfare, such as the establishment of martial law in occupied territories, the responsibilities of military authorities, and the humane treatment of prisoners of war and civilians. It stipulates that military actions should be governed by principles of justice and necessity, prohibiting acts of cruelty and arbitrary violence. Additionally, it addresses the protection of civilian property, the regulatory treatment of spies and traitors, and the conduct expected from soldiers in various scenarios. Overall, it establishes a comprehensive set of rules aimed at promoting lawful and ethical conduct in military operations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States. Army -- Regulations Military law -- United States KF Text Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare Category: Law & Criminology 82571 2025-07-21T11:00:11.395507 text/html 58344 2024-10-23T01:29:48 text/html 77014 2025-07-21T11:00:14.094440 application/epub+zip 75356 2025-07-21T11:00:11.918488 application/epub+zip 75356 2025-07-21T11:00:11.661446 application/epub+zip 103528 2025-07-21T11:00:15.683465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90305 2025-07-21T11:00:13.845473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90497 2022-09-24T12:04:09.817420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69888 2025-07-21T11:00:11.242469 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49928 2024-10-23T01:29:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18180 2025-07-21T11:00:15.813460 application/rdf+xml 5776 2025-07-21T11:00:11.724438 image/jpeg 1066 2025-07-21T11:00:11.693435 image/jpeg 59180 2025-07-21T11:00:11.427573 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia