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zorprime1985

"Why Study War?" by Victor Davis Hanson | City Journal Summer 2007

Oct 03, 2007 21:55

This is an interesting article.

Why Study War?
Military history teaches us about honor, sacrifice, and the inevitability of conflict. Victor Davis Hanson
Summer 2007
Try explaining to a college student that Tet was an American military victory. You’ll provoke not a counterargument-let alone an assent-but a blank stare: Who or what was Tet? Doing ( Read more... )

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christina_tm October 4 2007, 04:04:35 UTC

Victor Davis Hanson RULES. He gave a lecture about Vietnam (about the Tet Offensive, incidentally) at my school a few weeks back.

I'd like to learn enough American military history that I could teach a class on it someday. Unfortunately, I don't know where I'd go besides the military to learn such a thing. And I wouldn't join any military that would have me as a member.

bridger October 5 2007, 04:15:53 UTC

such a good article I posted it to my lj too