H 101
Lesson Questions H101
• What is the difference between a military revolution and a revolution in military affairs (RMA)? Why is the difference important?
• Are we currently experiencing a military revolution, an RMA, or something else?
• What is the "Western way of war"? What are its key elements and how are they different from warfare practiced by the rest of the world?
• Is an RMA defined by technology or something else?
• Are RMAs something we can plan and control?
• What does history tell us about the nature of revolutionary developments in warfare?
• And finally, so what? What does this mean to me?
Care must be taken to ensure that we remember that each time has its own unique context and that the contingency of events is always in play. Things really can go the other way, nothing is pre-determined.
Military history contributions: (Luvaas)
• History offers a vicarious experience. Students of military history can learn from mistakes and successes of others.
• Luvaas notes that history offers "ways to capitalize on what others before him (specifically Napoleon) had experienced."
• Two other areas in which history can offer primary instruction are teaching how Soldiers react to fear and how Soldiers are motivated.
• Since fear typically does not show in training situations, experience remains the best demonstration of how individuals and units react under its unique stress.
Soldiers learn from history by: (luvaas)
• Identifying with Soldiers and events
• Understanding their problems
• Accepting past experience on its own terms
• Asking pertinent questions
What does Luvaas say are the pitfalls or fallacies of studying military history? Select all that apply.
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Luvaas warns:
• Although analysis of military history is the primary engine of theory and doctrine, their interrelationship has fallacies.
• "Perhaps the greatest disservice to history and its lessons comes from its frequent association with a given set of
• What is the difference between a military revolution and a revolution in military affairs (RMA)? Why is the difference important?
• Are we currently experiencing a military revolution, an RMA, or something else?
• What is the "Western way of war"? What are its key elements and how are they different from warfare practiced by the rest of the world?
• Is an RMA defined by technology or something else?
• Are RMAs something we can plan and control?
• What does history tell us about the nature of revolutionary developments in warfare?
• And finally, so what? What does this mean to me?
Care must be taken to ensure that we remember that each time has its own unique context and that the contingency of events is always in play. Things really can go the other way, nothing is pre-determined.
Military history contributions: (Luvaas)
• History offers a vicarious experience. Students of military history can learn from mistakes and successes of others.
• Luvaas notes that history offers "ways to capitalize on what others before him (specifically Napoleon) had experienced."
• Two other areas in which history can offer primary instruction are teaching how Soldiers react to fear and how Soldiers are motivated.
• Since fear typically does not show in training situations, experience remains the best demonstration of how individuals and units react under its unique stress.
Soldiers learn from history by: (luvaas)
• Identifying with Soldiers and events
• Understanding their problems
• Accepting past experience on its own terms
• Asking pertinent questions
What does Luvaas say are the pitfalls or fallacies of studying military history? Select all that apply.
…
Luvaas warns:
• Although analysis of military history is the primary engine of theory and doctrine, their interrelationship has fallacies.
• "Perhaps the greatest disservice to history and its lessons comes from its frequent association with a given set of