What Should the U.S. Army Learn From History? Recovery From a Strategy Deficit

Dr Colin S Gray

What Should the U.S. Army Learn From History? Recovery From a Strategy Deficit
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Alpha Edition
Published
16 June 2018
Pages
70
ISBN
9789387600058

What Should the U.S. Army Learn From History? Recovery From a Strategy Deficit

Dr Colin S Gray

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Does history repeat itself? This monograph clearly answers no, firmly. However, it does not argue that an absence of repetition in the sense of analogy means that history can have no utility for the soldier today. This monograph argues for a historical parallelism, in place of shaky or false analogy. The past, even the distant and ancient past, provides evidence of the potency of lasting virtues of good conduct. This monograph concludes by offering four recommendations:

  1. Behave prudently.

  2. Remember the concept of the great stream of time.

  3. Do not forget that war nearly always is a gamble.

  4. War should only be waged with strategic sense.

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