Learning outcomes

By the end of this week, you should be able to:

  • explain the events that led to the bombing of Monte Cassino Abbey in the Second World War
  • examine and apply the rules of the Hague Convention (on protecting heritage in war) in both real and hypothetical examples
  • understand the military concept of a ‘force-multiplier’
  • recognise and assess the arguments for and against protecting cultural heritage during armed conflict.

    • OpenLearn - The ethics of cultural heritage
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