History Essay on the Importance for Military Professionals to Study Military History

Abstract

History provides a perspective on current events and an understanding on how the military force structure continues to change and develop based on the past and future. While technology and equipment continues to develop, there are many factors from the beginning of time that continue to present challenges. As military professions, we have a duty to learn from the past to anticipate what conditions our Soldiers may experience in the next fight. What we learn from the past could save lives in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 07, 2008
Accession Number
AD1111475

Entities

People

  • Linda L. Litchfield

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Force Structure
  • Handbooks
  • International Conflicts
  • International Relations
  • Maintenance
  • New York
  • Political Science
  • Social Sciences
  • War

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design