| ID | 133394 |
| Title Proper | Perils of history [hattendorf prize lecture] |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rodger, N. A. M |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The British naval historian N.A.M. Rodger, in the Hattendorf Prize Lecture last October at the Naval War College, emphasized both the importance of studying history and the perils of misusing the past to analyze current international relations. Historians who use the past to predict the future, he said, are foolish.
"History," he explained, "never repeats itself exactly; historical parallels are never really parallel, and the 'lessons of history' are at best general warnings, not specific instructions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Naval War College Review Vol.66, No.1; Win.2013: p.7-16 |
| Journal Source | Naval War College Review Vol.66, No.1; Win.2013: p.7-16 |
| Key Words | Historical Aspects ; Historical Parallels ; Royal Navy - RN ; International Relations - IR ; Great Britain ; British Naval Historian - NAM Roger ; Naval War ; History - Navy |