November 23, 2009

Learning from Military History

Last updated: October 27, 2008

Published by Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security, University of Illinois

Swords and Ploughshares series
Vol. I / No. 2 / March 1987

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Summary

This issue of Swords and Ploughshares is devoted to the study of military history as a means of learning about the political and cultural impacts of war and the military on society and government. Given the large role that military spending and institutions play in contemporary society, one cannot expect to choose sensible policies for the future by ignoring military history.

Contents

Introduction [PDF]
Jeremiah D. Sullivan

Lessons of Military History [PDF]
Robert M. Berdahl

World War I and World War II as Historical Metaphor [PDF]
John A. Lynn

Military History and the Rise of the West [PDF]
Geoffrey Parker

Learning from Experience with Arms Control [PDF]
Jeremiah D. Sullivan

On Military History [PDF]
John A. Lynn