This harrowing documentary presented on YouTube by HBO is frequently used as a military ethics case study in training institutions and professional development sessions. The documentary examines the abuse, torture, and murder of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison at the hands of U.S. military police in 2003.

Dr Norman Dixon, MBE is the author of ‘On the Psychology of Military Incompetence’. A well known book which analyses military incompetence through numerous case studies and historical examples.

This paper by Sean Hannah from the Centre for the Army Profession & Ethic, outlines the unique causations and contingencies influencing leadership in military contexts. He defines what constitutes a Profession of Arms (internal context) and the combat operating environment (external context).

'The Psychology of Evil' by Philip Zimbardo is presented as part of the TED Talk series. Known for his work on the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, Phillip has direct experience with observing how easy it is for "nice people to turn bad".

This manual provides a unified doctrinal basis for all Officer and Non-commissioned Officer leadership training and education in the Canadian Armed Forces. It also constitutes essential guidance for leadership practice at all levels.

This academic paper by Paul Bartone (with support from other contributors) via Emerald Insight takes a scientific approach to examining leadership behaviour and results. The paper evaluates the influence of psychological hardiness, social judgment, and ‘Big Five’ personality dimensions on leader performance in US Military Academy trainees at West Point.  

A collection of four videos by Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman introduces the topic of Military Strategy. These include: 'On Why Strategy is Not What People Think it Is', 'How Will Strategy Shape the Future of War?' 'Re-Thinking Strategy' and 'Strategies Are Not Plans'.

This video titled 'How is War Directed? The Problem of Strategy' is presented by Professor Hew Strachan. During the lecture he suggests the idea that some of the most famous strategists developed their thinking from other works, even though they provide little acknowledgement of that fact. 

'Strategic Theory for the 21st Century: The Little Book on Big Strategy' is an excellent resource written by Harry Yarger and published by the U.S. War College. As this is an 83 page document, the Cove has provided a summary of the most important points.

In this monograph 'Strategy and Grand Strategy: What Students and Practitioners Need to Know', via the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, Dr. Tami Davis Biddle examines why it is so difficult to devise, implement, and sustain sound strategies and grand strategies.