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
AD1111481

Entities

People

  • Linda L. Litchfield

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Case Studies
  • Christianity
  • Civil War
  • Combat Operations
  • Diplomacy
  • Force Structure
  • Handbooks
  • History
  • International Conflicts
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Maintenance
  • Military Commanders
  • Military History
  • Native Americans
  • New York
  • Political Science
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • War
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design