From Victory to Defeat: History’s Lessons for the US Military

From Victory to Defeat: History’s Lessons for the US Military
Glider troopers board their C-54 on Okinawa for their flight to Japan. US Army Archives
Bradley A. Thayer
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History has many lessons for militaries. How militaries rise and fall in combat effectiveness and so determine the fate of nations is one of Clio’s salient lessons. They should be well studied by the U.S. military for their implications in the struggle against communist China.

Bradley A. Thayer
Bradley A. Thayer
Author
Bradley A. Thayer is a founding member of the Committee on Present Danger China and the coauthor with Lianchao Han of “Understanding the China Threat” and the coauthor with James Fanell of “Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure.”
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