Accession Number:

AD1112083

Title:

Is it Important to Study Military History If So, Why If Not, Why Not

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY FORT BLISS TX FORT BLISS United States

Personal Author(s):

• Cameron,Robert

Report Date:

2009-08-15

Pagination or Media Count:

10.0

Abstract:

Is it important for military professionals to study military history Military history must be studied in order to better prepare for future conflicts. Military history is a continuum of events that connect past, present, and future. This paper will illustrate continuity by exploring the interconnectedness of the 1947conflict in Greece, to the Korean Conflict, and how the two led to U.S. military action in the Vietnam War. Academic scholars A.J. Toynbee, D. Boorstin and G.W. Hegel, are cited as experts who understand the importance of studying history. General Chiarellis thesis will also demonstrate how the importance of experience, preparation and response, have allowed the U.S. military to remain battle focused.

Descriptors:

• military history
• political systems
• vietnam war
• military operations
• war
• combat operations
• history
• korean war
• military commanders
• iraqi war
• foreign policy
• doctrine
• afghanistan conflict
• communism
• contingency operations (military)

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
• Humanities and History

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE