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What Should The U.S. Army Learn From History? Recovery From A Strategy Deficit
What is commonly known as history is really the past, as it is often selected and preserved both by professional historians and by non-specialist citizens. The past is such a large and diverse repository of happenings, thoughts, and experiences that it requires treatment with a disciplined respect. Frequently, respect for the truth about the past is a victim of contemporary circumstance. In this monograph, Dr. Colin S. Gray seeks to explore how historical data might best be used for the benefit of the U.S. Army and, therefore, the United States. He pulls no punches in explaining how challenging it is to penetrate the fog that obscures much of the past. Since the future cannot be foreseen reliably, we are left rather uncomfortably with a seemingly ever changing today.
70 pages, Paperback
Published February 9, 2018
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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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