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Key Takeaways
The presumption in much of modern academia appears to be that only warmongers would teach about war.
Knowledge, critical thinking and prudent judgment are as vital as military hardware, artificial intelligence, and powerful economies.
There is no question that the United States needs to better think the future. That requires getting back to fostering critical thinking and judgment.
Distinguished war historian Max Hastings recently lamented, “In centers of learning across North America, the study of the past in general, and of wars in particular, is in spectacular eclipse.” This created a bit of a buzz among “classically” educated national security professionals i.e., those who learned the blocking-and-tackling basics of
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Introduction:
With the events that have taken place during 2020, it is important to look back over the events that have been pivotal in breaking down racial barriers. This discussion will investigate the numerous examples of black military service, with black Americans fighting in every United States conflict from the American War for Independence to the present day. It will also explore how the military valor of African Americans helped end limited martial involvement and segregated military service.
American Revolution to the Civil War:
Black service members have fought in every single American conflict. The United States Army History Office estimates around 5,000 warriors in the American Revolution were black.[1] These men served in the artillery (the most advanced branch of service during the period), the infantry, as laborers, and even musicians. One particular unit, the 1
‘Costing considerable lives’: The Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II
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The day after the Battle of Iwo Jima started during World War II, on Feb. 20, 1945, the Associated Press reported in The Patriot that “the battle is fierce and is costing considerable lives.”
In the days leading up to one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history, the Associated Press wrote, “Iwo Jima’s coastal defenses were further shattered Sunday in the third straight day of bombardment of the invasion-menaced island, 750 miles south of Tokyo, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announced today. He made no mention of Tokyo claims that three Yank invasion attempts had failed.
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