Lessons of History and Lessons of Vietnam DaviD H. Petraeus This article was first published in the Autumn 1986 issue of Parameters. One of the few unequivocally sound lessons of history is that the lessons we should learn are usually learned imperfectly if at all. —Bernard Brodie1 Trying to use the lessons of the past correctly poses two dilemmas. One is the problem of balance: knowing how much to rely on the past as a guide and how much to ignore it. The other is the problem of selection: certain
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History of Naxalism It is said that Naxalism is one of the organization of aggressive communists. In other words it is also called CPI (MAOIST ) . After Indian independence in 1947 the communist extremist started armed violence activities first time in 1948 but because of lack of public support the movement couldn’t get velocity. This Naxalites communists always keep deep belief on violence. From the beginning they had started committing violence by using Arms. Naxalites adopted the way of armed
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History of the telephone DeVry University History of the telephone * Introduction The telephone was one of the greatest American inventions. The telephone has developed from something that was not a necessity to something people must have. The telephone had many impacts on society and the way we communicated and still plays a huge role in the world we live today. The telephone opened the door for communications across the world and played a part in the development of personal and business
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Profession: Recruiting and Retaining the Next Generation Briloff‚ A. J. (1972)‚ Unaccountable Accounting. Glasgow: Prentice Hall. Chatfield‚ M. (1977)‚ A History of Accounting Thought. Dundee: Dundee University Press. Edwards‚ J El-Omari‚ S. & Saboly‚ M. (2005)‚ "Emergence d’une Profession comptable Liberale: Le Cas du Maroc”‚ Economic History. Paris: EconWPA. Goddard‚ A. (2002)‚ “Development of the accounting profession and practices in the public sector - A Hegemonic Analysis”. Accounting‚ Auditing
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Professor Callandar History of the FAA The Federal Aviation Administration has had a long and ever changing history. With the passing of the Commerce Act pass in 1926‚ issues involving air traffic rules‚ pilots‚ certifications‚ airways‚ and navigation were all answered. This new aeronautics branch was established in the Department of Commerce and directed by William P. McCracken Jr. In 1934 this branch was renamed the Aeronautics Branch to the Bureau of Air Commerce to show growing importance
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History‚ Growth and Development Honda Motor Company‚ LTD. (HMC)‚ a publically traded company‚ was founded by Soichiro Honda in October 1946. HMC originated in Hamamatsu‚ Japan as a technical research institute‚ and produced the first A-type motorcycle engine. In 1948‚ the Honda Motor Company‚ LTD. was established. Demand for Honda motorcycles increased and the HMC established its first overseas subsidiary in the United States (U.S.) with the opening of its first motorcycle dealership in 1959
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History of Colombia Colombia was inhabited by indigenous societies during what was known as the pre-Columbian period ("Background Note: Colombia‚" 2012). These indigenous societies consisted of hunters and nomadic farmers‚ as well as the Chibchas ("Background Note: Colombia‚" 2012). The Chibchas are known to be one of the most developed indigenous groups in all of South America ("Background Note: Colombia‚" 2012). Santa Marta was founded in 1525‚ which was the first permanent Spanish settlement
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Ed Loretto Spring‚ 2014 History 7A Mon.‚ Wed. 8:30-10am Room C-113 748-2277 E-mail: eloretto@peralta.edu U.S. History to 1877 Week 1 -New World Encounters the Old World (Ch. 1) Week 2 -”New World” Colonization (Ch. 2‚ 3) Week 3 -Moving toward Independence (Ch. 5) PAPER I (Feb. 17) Week 4 -Revolution (Ch. 6) Week 5 -The Origins of The Constitution Week 6 REVIEW MIDTERM I (Mar. 17) Week 7 -The First Party System (Ch. 7) Week 8 -The Jeffersonians in Office
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History of Volleyball On February 9‚ 1895‚ in Holyoke‚ Massachusetts‚ William G. Morgan‚ a YMCA P.E. director‚ made a game called Mignonette as a fun game to pass time by ‚ to be mostly be played inside but could be played outside‚ by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball. Another indoor sport‚ basketball was becoming popular in the area due to the fact that it had been invented just ten mile away for Springfield Massachusetts‚ four years before
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The History Boys Bennett’s setting is a northern grammar school and his focus is on the varied methods of training post A-level students for life. The headmaster‚ obsessed with league-tables and results‚ wants them all to be Oxbridge candidates. To this end‚ he engages a young historian‚ Irwin‚ who knows that the key to exam success lies in singularity and that "the wrong end of the stick is the right one". In the opposite camp is the gentle English master‚ Mr Hector‚ who argues that exams are
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