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ID133133
Title ProperTeaching in the shadow of the military revolution
LanguageENG
AuthorChet, Guy
Publication2014.
Summary / Abstract (Note)In recent years, policy makers have noted that western armies in foreign lands l find themselves tasked with a new form of warfare. 'we'he novelty of twenty-f1rst Century warfare is usually traced to armies' non-combat tasks, such as civil and military engineering, economic development and security, crowd control, policing, community engagement, and public relations. Yet scholars of early modern are widely recognized these elements as central to the wars they examine, d thus not novel at all. Since specialists in the field examine armies engaged I dominantly in such non-combat activities, it is worth asking why similarities cen early modern and contemporary warfare are routinely overlooked. One _n is that despite rese-archers' increasing focus on the more mundane aspects strategy history, undergraduate classes retain the more traditional military history of battles and "Great Captains." In sections dealing with early modem ,for example, students get diplomacy, logistics, engineering, economics, social propaganda, and social control only in small doses, signifying to them that were less prevalent and less signi?cant than major battles in determining curse of wars and military affairs.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Military History Vol.78, No.3; Jul.2014: p.1069-1075
Journal SourceJournal of Military History Vol.78, No.3; Jul.2014: p.1069-1075
Key WordsMilitary Strategy ;  Military Policy ;  Military Revolution ;  Western Armies ;  Warfare History ;  Military Affairs ;  Contemporary Warfare ;  Diplomacy ;  Economic Propaganda ;  Social Propaganda ;  Great Captain ;  Modern Warfare