The Value of History for Military Professionals

Abstract

The thesis of this paper is that the study of military history is vital to military professionals not because it provides answers, but because it helps us understand the problems. This paper attempts to demonstrate the value of studying history for military professionals while pointing out some common pitfalls and errors that are routinely made in both the study of history and in attempting to draw meaningful conclusions from history. It also attempts to point out ways in which to avoid these pitfalls. Finally, it attempts to demonstrate exactly how history can best be employed by military professionals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 08, 2008
Accession Number
AD1105634

Entities

People

  • David T. Glenn

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Civil War
  • Court Martial
  • Disasters
  • Guns
  • History
  • Machine Guns
  • Military History
  • New York
  • Newspapers
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • War

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Strategic Security Studies