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What Should the U.S. Army Learn from History? Recovery from a Strategy Deficit
Does history repeat itself? This monograph clearly answers “no,” firmly. However, it does not argue that an absence of repetition in the sense of analogy means that history can have no utility for the soldier today. This monograph argues for a “historical parallelism,” in place of shaky or false analogy. The past, even the distant and ancient past, provides evidence of the potency of lasting virtues of good conduct. This monograph concludes by offering four recommendations:
Behave prudently.
Remember the concept of the great stream of time.
Do not forget that war nearly always is a gamble.
War should only be waged with strategic sense.
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Behave prudently.
Remember the concept of the great stream of time.
Do not forget that war nearly always is a gamble.
War should only be waged with strategic sense.
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Ends, Means, Ideology, and Pride: Why the Axis Lost and What We Can Learn From Its Defeat can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/en......
Armed Forces & Military Branches History publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/arm...
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Published September 12, 2017
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Colin S. Gray
90 books73 followersColin S. Gray was a British-American strategic thinker and professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies at the University of Reading, where he was the director of the Centre for Strategic Studies. In addition, he was a Senior Associate to the National Institute for Public Policy.
Gray was educated at the University of Manchester and the University of Oxford. He worked at the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Hudson Institute, before founding the National Institute for Public Policy in Washington, D.C. He also served as a defense adviser both to the British and U.S. governments. Gray served from 1982 until 1987 in the Reagan Administration's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament. Furthermore, he taught at the University of Hull, the University of Lancaster, York University, Toronto and University of British Columbia. Gray published 23 books on military history and strategic studies, as well as numerous articles.
Gray was educated at the University of Manchester and the University of Oxford. He worked at the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Hudson Institute, before founding the National Institute for Public Policy in Washington, D.C. He also served as a defense adviser both to the British and U.S. governments. Gray served from 1982 until 1987 in the Reagan Administration's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament. Furthermore, he taught at the University of Hull, the University of Lancaster, York University, Toronto and University of British Columbia. Gray published 23 books on military history and strategic studies, as well as numerous articles.
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The American soldier has a lot to learn from history. This book provides a short discussion on some of those lessons. War is said to be politics by other means. The American Way is said for the Army to remain apolitical. Soldiers walk a fine line here in order to successfully accomplish their is while supporting their political leaders. All soldiers should read this book, though the prose is a bit academic and sometimes difficult to follow upon a first reading. Give it time; you will come to understand.
The American soldier has a lot to learn from history. This book provides a short discussion on some of those lessons. War is said to be politics by other means. The American Way is said for the Army to remain apolitical. Soldiers walk a fine line here in order to successfully accomplish their is while supporting their political leaders. All soldiers should read this book, though the prose is a bit academic and sometimes difficult to follow upon a first reading. Give it time; you will come to understand.
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