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"Study history!" my professor admonished. Not a bad piece of advice. History, especially military history, shapes our political and cultural world, and, to paraphrase one famous observation, tends to repeat itself.
Knowledge is power, they say. And history's a powerful ally for anyone fighting on the front lines. It's awe-inspiring stuff, too. More
Ninety years ago in West Flanders, Belgium, British, ANZAC, Canadian and South African units fought the Imperial German Army for more than four months.
More than 2,000 Soldiers were killed in combat each day. Before the four-month nightmare was over to reclaim 5 miles, 250,000 Allied Soldiers had died. That is close to twice the current level of military personnel in Iraq today. More
Some readers may not be aware that everything did not always go swimmingly for FADM Chester William Nimitz. He may have wound up being an internationally recognized expert on submarines, the CNO, and CINCPAC/CINCPOA during World War II, but as a young officer, he actually ran his ship aground — and carried on. E.B. Potter tells the story in his book Nimitz:
In the evening of July 7, 1908, Ensign Nimitz in the Decatur became a little careless. Entering Batangas Harbor, south of Manila Bay, he estimated his position instead of taking bearings. He also failed to check on whether the tide was running in or out. Suddenly the leadsman shouted, "We're not moving, sir!"
At first Nimitz was puzzled. Then came the sickening realization that his destroyer had run aground on a mudbank. Attempts to back her down were fruitless. Here was a situation that could easily wreck a young officer's career. "On that black night somewhere in the Philippines," Nimitz later recalled, "the advice of my grandfather returned to me: 'Don't worry about things over which you have no control.' So I set up a cot on deck and went to sleep."
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