| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 287 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction / Williamson Murray and Richard Hart Sinnreich -- Military history and the history of war / Michael Howard -- The relevance of history to the military profession : a British view / John P. Kiszely -- The relevance of history to the military profession : an American marine's view / Paul K. Van Riper -- Awkward partners : military history and American military education / Richard Hart Sinnreich -- Thoughts on military history and the profession of arms / Williamson Murray -- Thucydides as educator / Paul A. Rahe -- Clausewitz, history, and the future strategic world / Colin S. Gray -- History and the nature of strategy / John Gooch -- Military transformation in long periods of peace : the Victorian Royal Navy / Andrew Gordon -- Military history and the pathology of lessons learned : the Russo-Japanese War, a case study / Jonathan B.A. Bailey -- Obstacles to innovation and readiness : the British Army's experience, 1918-1939 / J. Paul Harris -- What history suggests about terrorism and its future / Christopher C. Harmon -- History and future of civil-military relations : bridging the gaps / Francis G. Hoffman |
| Summary |
Exploring the usefulness of the study of history for contemporary military strategists, this volume illustrates the great importance of military history while simultaneously revealing the challenges of applying the past to the present. Essays from authors of diverse backgrounds--British and American, Civilian and Military--present an overwhelming argument for the necessity of the study of the past by today's military leaders in spite of these challenges. Part I examines the relationship between history and the military profession. Part II explores specific historical cases that reveal the repetitiveness of certain military problems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Military history -- Study and teaching
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Military art and science.
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Military Science
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HISTORY -- Military -- Pictorial.
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Military art and science
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Military history -- Study and teaching
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Militärgeschichte Fach
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Murray, Williamson
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Sinnreich, Richard Hart
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| ISBN |
0511219245 |
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9780511219245 |
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052185377X |
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0521619637 |
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9780521853774 |
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9780521619639 |
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9780511221217 |
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0511221215 |
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0511220332 |
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9780511220333 |
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9780511818943 |
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0511818947 |
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052185377X |
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0521619637 |
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128048019X |
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9781280480195 |
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051121992X |
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9780511219924 |
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