Just reading the book "The arm of captain danjou" which is very detailed on the subject. Like all good legends it is a little distorted in that 16 guys were...
Was it not Napoelon who said that the country (or army) that forgets its past is doomed top relive it. The lesson of history is that that mistake must, sooner...
Some of today's texts would be difficult to fathom as well.As a history graduate I have to admi that I found Frederick W. Kagan's Napoleon and Europe: the end...
And it is not just business to which a knowledge of warfare can be applied. I am in the urban regeneration business at the moment with a particular interest...
On Apr 30, 2008, at 1:06 PM, swihartmark@... wrote: I'm smelling purge in the air! Fewer, but better professors........ Well, if there were students...
"The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools." - Thucydides Regards, Bill Gray ...
On another French topic, I just got back from a business trip to Paris. I visited the Musee d'Armee, to find i) the Napoleanic wing is still under renovation...
Let me throw my $.02 in... I went to an extremely liberal college - extremely liberal. However, we did have several teachers who taught military history for...
I actually enjoyed the days I wore my uniform to Sociology 101 (taught by the "resident Red"). Of course it was a case of RTFP to get through the class. ...
i would have to disagree with you about the unions, tom. most union workers are paid an average income. companies are moving jobs outside the us where they...
You know, this is part of the reason that, to be frank, universities don't count anymore in the political realm. Not that long ago, Presidents (like Kennedy)...
A good point. I suspect that much of the movement off-shore has been driven by economic policies that give short-term rewards to CEOs but long-term wipes out...
I thought I'd wade in here. I've been an educational consultant for 20 years, worked with 12 state departments, 23 Universities developing educational courses,...
They did when I went through as well. Regards, Bill Gray, Colonel, US Army (Ret) and AWC class of 1997 :) ... College in ... Doctrine program. ... DoD. ... ...
When I was in Germany, we ran a Roman "campaign" - The Time of the Three Emperors. It was actually advertised in the papers by the local university where we...
Sirs They use Art of War as a principle in the teaching of military doctrine in the Royal Air Force College. Both for our Air Warfare Course's and the basic...
Back when I went there, my college the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), had a two-semester course on Military History where they used “Art of War”,...
And don't get me started on the number of books written on the Waterloo Campaign. There is a disturbing lack of awareness, interest let alone knowledge among ...
Hi, Iaian. The purpose of studying the likes of Sun Tsu is to get the student thinking. Operationally, there are basic principles of organization and ...
Today is May Day and that is for workers comrade. Your man in question is a mere puppet of imperialistic concerns. Lets all wrap a capitalist around the...
Isn't Grant buried in that tomb? In a message dated 5/1/2008 8:20:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mrieder@... writes: On another French topic, I just got...
You really should have just immediately written that down in front of the whole class in a small notebook like you were going to report it. Wear a black ...
Union workers are usually earning top end money and are usually less efficient than non-union workers. This would explain why Dephi is belly up. A former...
I like your comment on military history being too narrow in scope. Economics, politics, and social forces are great things to add into the mix. I think they...
I showed my principal my copy of AOE and she was very impressed. In fact, I've showed it to students and they were impressed I could fathom the Colonel's...
I'm a firm believer that we are just plain doomed to repeat history's mistakes. Why fight the tide? Perhaps learning to get off at the proper exit ramp is...
We are making carpet with such strong thread, why stop? I once had to show a film on Hiroshima and it really forgot to include the Chinese and Korean view of...
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