Lessons of History and Lessons of Vietnam

Abstract

As this article contends, however, it is important to recognize that history can mislead and obfuscate as well as guide and illuminate. Lessons of the past, in general, and the lessons of Vietnam, in particular, contain not only policy-relevant analogies, but also ambiguities and paradoxes. Despite such problems, however, there is mounting evidence that lessons and analogies drawn from history often play an important part in policy decisions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA521557

Entities

People

  • David H. Petraeus

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ambiguity
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Monitoring
  • Security
  • Standards
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

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