It is Important to Study Military History
Abstract
The military is a profession that is geared toward problem solving just like engineers and scientists. Military history is important because it yields lessons in tactics and strategies that can be applied to current situations. That is why it is important for the military personnel to study military history. It is useful in illustrating points of doctrine in instilling in the young officer the proper military values through the military heritage. The military man looks at the history and gets formulas for success in war (Hanson).Military history is taught because the officer needs to know what values he needs to uphold. For instance, blind disobedience to authority is no more to be encouraged than blind obedience. This is what British physician Dalrymple Theodore observes as he looks into those occasions when people ought to strike a delicate balance between the two.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 18, 2008
- Accession Number
- AD1111681
Entities
People
- J. R. Harris
Organizations
- United States Army Sergeants Major Academy