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The past as prologue : the importance of history to the military profession / edited by Williamson Murray, Richard Hart Sinnreich

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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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1 online resource (ix, 287 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Murray, Williamson and Sinnreich, Richard Hart
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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
In today's military of rapid technological and strategic change, obtaining a complete understanding of the present, let alone the past, is a formidable challenge. Yet the very high rate of change today makes study of the past more important than ever before. The Past as Prologue, first published in 2006, explores the usefulness of the study of history for contemporary military strategists. It 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 - come together to present an overwhelming argument for the necessity of the study of the past by today's military leaders in spite of these challenges. The essays of Part I examine the relationship between history and the military profession. Those in Part II explore specific historical cases that show the repetitiveness of certain military problems.
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9780511818943 (ebook)
9780521853774 (hardback)
9780521619639 (paperback)
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