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A625-Field Historian Course ELO: Discuss the Purpose and Use of Military History

The readings say: Military History provides a foundation for both problem solving and career achievement.. Three techniques to producing a written product -gathering data (sourcing)criticizing or evaluating the data (historical science)presenting the material in a readable form. A625-Field Historian Course ELO: Discuss the Purpose and Use of Military History.

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A625-Field Historian Course ELO: Discuss the Purpose and Use of Military History

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    1. A625-Field Historian Course ELO: Discuss the Purpose and Use of Military History Written at the time of the d-day invasion in a letter to his son who was at the time attending West Point.Written at the time of the d-day invasion in a letter to his son who was at the time attending West Point.

    2. A625-Field Historian Course ELO: Discuss the Purpose and Use of Military History Research sourcing= two types, primary and secondary Criticism = external and internal Research sourcing= two types, primary and secondary Criticism = external and internal

    3. Sir Basil Liddell Hart, British military Theorist and HistorianSir Basil Liddell Hart, British military Theorist and Historian

    4. Operational, history deals with battles and campaigns and encompasses logistics, tactics, strategy, and leadership. Administrative and technical, history pertains to functional and professional activities of armed forces, to include doctrine and training of manpower, weapons development, engineering, exploration, and medical science in the Army. The armed forces and society, sub-field relies partly on history but is, in general, interdisciplinary. It involved economics, sociology, and psychology and is concerned with such matters as military policy as related to national strategy, civil-military relations, arms control, peacekeeping, and conflict management.Operational, history deals with battles and campaigns and encompasses logistics, tactics, strategy, and leadership. Administrative and technical, history pertains to functional and professional activities of armed forces, to include doctrine and training of manpower, weapons development, engineering, exploration, and medical science in the Army. The armed forces and society, sub-field relies partly on history but is, in general, interdisciplinary. It involved economics, sociology, and psychology and is concerned with such matters as military policy as related to national strategy, civil-military relations, arms control, peacekeeping, and conflict management.

    7. Military history must be studied in historical context because the thought processes, doctrines, and goals of past soldiers can only be understood in the context of their time.Military history must be studied in historical context because the thought processes, doctrines, and goals of past soldiers can only be understood in the context of their time.

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