Army OCS Military History Exam Military History - correct answerthe record of all activities of all armed forces (including armies, navies, and air forces) in war and peace.
- activities - correct answer(1) battles and campaigns.
(2) strategy and tactics.(3) doctrine and training.(4) organizations.(5) logistics.(6) the military and society.(7) weapons and technology.(8) military leaders (great and not so great).Operational - correct answerThis is the oldest kind of military history. It is also the oldest kind of history.It includes battles, campaigns, tactics, and planning. also the most popular type of military history because it focuses on crisis and the central mission of the military-
waging war. EXAMPLE: Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War
Institutional - correct answerThis type deals with preparing for war, including doctrine (how to fight), training, and organization. It also covers how the Army has influenced society and how a democratic society has influenced the Army. Branch history, which is especially relevant to this level of instruction, is a form of this type of history. EXAMPLE:Russell Weigley, A History of the United States Army.Biographical - correct answerThis is the study of military lives. Traditionally, has dealt with the lives of generals, admirals, and other senior leaders, and heroes. More recent has dealt with ordinary soldiers.At whatever level, it offers insights into leadership, decision-making, and military professionalism because it describes and analyzes how subjects developed, both on and off the battlefield. EXAMPLE:
Carlo D'Este, Patton: A Genius for
War.Social and technological - correct answerThis is the most recent approach to military history and deals 1 / 2
with a wide variety of topics that provide the context for military operations, such as logistics, command and control, technological innovation and evolution, and social and psychological aspects of military life. EXAMPLE: Edwin E. Moise, Tonkin Gulf and the Escalation of the Vietnam War.Constants of War - correct answer(a) Terrain (b) Logistics (c) Communications (d) Technology (e) Surprise (f) Leadership (g) Troop Readiness avoid Misuse - correct answer(1) History provides Understanding, not Proof (2) History is not a Science, it is a Method of Thinking (3) History provides Insight, not Analogy Why we use - correct answer(1) Learn from past experience.(2) Understand military concepts.(3) Study the lives of soldiers in the past.(4) Understand doctrinal evolution.(5) Broaden knowledge of military subjects.(6) Understand leadership issues.(7) Learn about strategy and tactics.How you study - correct answer(1) Start with what is personally interesting (2) Make its study continuous (3) Create a personal study program
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