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The past as prologue : the importance of history to the military profession /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.