Achieving Cultural Understanding

Abstract

History is a stern teacher. Military leaders rely on history to ensure that the course of battle is in favor of the Army that heeds historys lesson. This paper will focus on two examples of a military force succeeding in its effort to achieve cultural understanding as it conducted military operations. These two examples, the Battle for Fallujah and the control of Dyala Provence will show how history teaches Soldiers what is needed to win on the battlefield.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
AD1111449

Entities

People

  • David Livingston

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Antiterrorism
  • Battlefields
  • Civil Defense
  • Congress
  • Contrast
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Desertion
  • Elections
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States
  • Violence

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.