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Considered one of the first major decisive battles of the world.

Marathon

Greek Hoplitesgreek

Greek Army General of Marathon

Miltiades

Sounds like military

Persian General at Marathon

Datis

Led the Persians to invade Greece

Xerxes

Spartan King ordered to cut the advance of Persia at Thermopylae

Leonidas

Number of Spartans who remained at Thermopylae

300

Avaricious Greek traitor (farmer)

Ephialtes

Sea Battle of Greeks vs. Persians

Salamis Sea Battle

# Greeks at Salamis

8,000 (most could swim)

# Persians at Salamis

40,000 (most couldn't swim)

Peace existed ___ % of the time from earliest recorded warfare to 1898.

5%

Integral part of the human psyche, soldiers must study it to do job more effectively

War

Uses of Military History

-Lessons learned


-Understand the enemy


-Human side of War


-Doctrine development

Military History is:

An objective, accurate, descriptive, and interpretive record of all activities of the Armed Forces in peace and War.

History is:

Particular knowledge of what happened

Theory is:

General knowledge of what things mean

Doctrine is:

Common behavior of what to do about it.

3 common preconditions for the full realization of a RMA

1) Technological Developments


2) Doctrine Innovations


3) Organizational Adaptation

3 common preconditions for the full realization of a RMA

1) Technological Developments


2) Doctrine Innovations


3) Organizational Adaptation

Technological Developments:

New tech w/ military applications

3 common preconditions for the full realization of a RMA

1) Technological Developments


2) Doctrine Innovations


3) Organizational Adaptation

Technological Developments:

New tech w/ military applications

Doctrine Innovations:

Fully exploit the potential of new systems, operation concepts incorporating & integrating new tech must be developed into coherent doctrine.

3 common preconditions for the full realization of a RMA

1) Technological Developments


2) Doctrine Innovations


3) Organizational Adaptation

Technological Developments:

New tech w/ military applications

Doctrine Innovations:

Must be developed into coherent doctrine.

Organizational Adaptation:

Significant Bureaucratic acceptance & institutional transformation.

Two threads of continuity


1) Internal


2) External

Two threads of continuity


1) Internal


2) External

Internal Threads

1) Military Professionalism


2) Logistics & Administration


3) Operations


4) Strategy


5) Tactics


6) Leadership


7) Military Theory & Doctrine

External Threads

1) Political Factors


2) Social Factors


3) Economical Factors


4) Technology


5) Military Geography

External Threads

1) Political Factors


2) Social Factors


3) Economical Factors


4) Technology


5) Military Geography

9 Principles of War

1) Objective


2) Offensive


3) Mass


4) Economy of Force


5) Maneuver


6) Unity of Command


7) Security


8) Surprise


9) Simplicity

External Threads

1) Political Factors


2) Social Factors


3) Economical Factors


4) Technology


5) Military Geography

9 Principles of War

1) Objective


2) Offensive


3) Mass


4) Economy of Force


5) Maneuver


6) Unity of Command


7) Security


8) Surprise


9) Simplicity

Goals in Studying Military History

1) Foster & maintain a historical mindedness


2) Promote esprit and pride in the professional Army.


3) Instill an appreciation of insights gained from lessons of the past understanding the lessons of the past cannot be blindly applied to any situation.

External Threads

1) Political Factors


2) Social Factors


3) Economical Factors


4) Technology


5) Military Geography

9 Principles of War

1) Objective


2) Offensive


3) Mass


4) Economy of Force


5) Maneuver


6) Unity of Command


7) Security


8) Surprise


9) Simplicity

Goals in Studying Military History

1) Foster & maintain a historical mindedness


2) Promote esprit and pride in the professional Army.


3) Instill an appreciation of insights gained from lessons of the past understanding the lessons of the past cannot be blindly applied to any situation.

Native Food Sources

Maize, Fish, Seasonal Tubers/Fruits, & Game.

External Threads

1) Political Factors


2) Social Factors


3) Economical Factors


4) Technology


5) Military Geography

9 Principles of War

1) Objective


2) Offensive


3) Mass


4) Economy of Force


5) Maneuver


6) Unity of Command


7) Security


8) Surprise


9) Simplicity

Goals in Studying Military History

1) Foster & maintain a historical mindedness


2) Promote esprit and pride in the professional Army.


3) Instill an appreciation of insights gained from lessons of the past understanding the lessons of the past cannot be blindly applied to any situation.

Native Food Sources

Maize, Fish, Seasonal Tubers/Fruits, & Game.

European observers often misinterpreted Native "ritualized" conflict as ____ & Indian raiding as ____ .

"Sham Wars" & "Criminality"

In 1607 English colonists landed in ________.

Jamestown, Virginia.

In 1607 English colonists landed in ________.

Jamestown, Virginia.

Many of the tribes were destroyed by ______ & _______ .

Constant Warfare & Catastrophic Diseases

The ____________ made Native tribes more powerful and more aggressive; pitting European powers against one another.

Fur Trade

The ____________ made Native tribes more powerful and more aggressive; pitting European powers against one another.

Fur Trade

________ technology emerged when the touch-hole was moved to the side of the "hand gonne."

Flash Pan Technology

The ____________ made Native tribes more powerful and more aggressive; pitting European powers against one another.

Fur Trade

________ technology emerged when the touch-hole was moved to the side of the "hand gonne."

Flash Pan Technology

The _________ was a welcomed improvement in the 15th Century and remained in use into the 1700's.

The Matchlock

The ____________ made Native tribes more powerful and more aggressive; pitting European powers against one another.

Fur Trade

________ technology emerged when the touch-hole was moved to the side of the "hand gonne."

Flash Pan Technology

The _________ was a welcomed improvement in the 15th Century and remained in use into the 1700's.

The Matchlock

The ________ incorporated a simple mechanism. (Similar to a modern bic lighter).

The Wheel-Lock

The ______ was developed in France around 1612.

The Flintlock

The ______ was developed in France around 1612.

The Flintlock

What was in Salem, Massachusetts in 1636?

The First Muster, every man was a Soldier.

The ______ was developed in France around 1612.

The Flintlock

What was in Salem, Massachusetts in 1636?

The First Muster, every man was a Soldier.

What two peoples fought the first of many Wars between the Whites and Native Americans?

Pequots and the New England settlers.