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OTHER
PEOPLES
WARS

THE US MILITARY AND THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING FROM FOREIGN CONFLICTS

Brent L. Sterling

Georgetown University Press
Washington, DC

2021 Georgetown University Press. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Sterling, Brent L., author.

Title: Other peoples wars : the US military and the challenge of learning from foreign conflicts / Brent L. Sterling.

Other titles: US military and the challenge of learning from foreign conflicts

Description: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020016389 | ISBN 9781647120597 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781647120603 (paperback) | ISBN 9781647120610 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Military observersUnited StatesCase studies. | Military educationUnited StatesHistory19th century. | Military educationUnited StatesHistory20th century. | Military art and scienceUnited StatesHistory19th century. | Military art and scienceUnited StatesHistory20th century. | Crimean War, 18531856. | Russo-Japanese War, 19041905. | SpainHistoryCivil War, 19361939. | Israel-Arab War, 1973.

Classification: LCC U267.5 .S84 2021 | DDC 355.4/80973dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020016389

This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials.

22 219 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 First printing

Printed in the United States of America

Cover design by Jeremy John Parker

Interior design by Paul Hotvedt, Blue Heron

Cover image by Fujitar Hibino, May 1904, Japanese and Russian Soldiers in Fierce Battle at Chiu-tien-Cheng, Manchuria the Battle of Yalu River. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

To Joe Lepgold,
scholar, colleague, teacher, and friend,
who passed along the great importance of
learning and sharing that knowledge.

CONTENTS

MAPS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This project evolved considerably over nearly a decade from the original idea to the final product. I am grateful for the assistance of colleagues in helping me navigate this process, which resulted in a much better book. Dan Byman, Steve Ward, and Ken Pollack provided constructive comments throughout the effort, including after reading the entire manuscript. In particular, I want to express my deep gratitude to Ken Pollack, who has been an invaluable sounding board to hash out conceptual and structural issues as well as a constant source of enthusiasm for the subjects import. I also want to thank the anonymous reviewers for Georgetown University Press; their thought-provoking responses abetted improving the introduction and conclusion. As with my previous book, longtime friend Beth Pincus contributed her keen eye for language and clarity to make the work more readable. Finally, I want to recognize Sandra Llewellyn, who arranged the logistics for my travel across the globe to key battlefields for all the cases covered. Visiting these locations not only facilitated insights into the combat and potential lessons, but the trips served as a source of inspiration for carrying out the study.

Researching the US military across 120 years has proven an immense task but one I completed due to the generous assistance of librarians and archivists. The twenty-first-century scholar profits greatly from being able to access electronically voluminous information including primary documents. I want to communicate my appreciation to everyone who makes that possible, saving much time and expense for not having to travel to dispersed information repositories. In the collection of such material, I benefited considerably from the labor of the reference librarians at Georgetown Universitys Lauinger Library. Additionally, I want to convey my indebtedness to personnel at the US Army Heritage and Education Center at Carlisle Barracks, who provided valuable aid during multiple trips to examine and photograph documents in the service archives. Maj. Zach Alessi-Friedlander (USA) kindly supplied me with useful guidance and documents on lessons learned from the Yom Kippur War.

For the second time, Ive been fortunate to have Don Jacobs as my acquisitions editor. His hard work and wise suggestions have markedly improved the manuscript. I am grateful to everyone at Georgetown University Press for their contributions to the process. No war-related publication would be complete without maps, and I want to acknowledge Chris Robinson for his skilled cartography. I take full responsibility for any remaining errors.

Finally, I want to thank my family and friends for their sustained and strong support. After many years listening to stories about lessons from far-off battles, I know they are eager for the transition to my next project, which will result in an entirely new set of anecdotes to bore them.

ABBREVIATIONS

AA	antiaircraft
AAA	antiaircraft artillery
AAH	advanced attack helicopter
ACTS	Air Corps Tactical School
AEF	American Expeditionary Force
ATGM	antitank guided missile
AWACS	airborne warning and control system
AWC	Army War College
BMP	Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty
CAS	close air support
CBR	chemical, biological, and radiological
CEWI	Combat Electronic Warfare Intelligence
CGSS	Command and General Staff School
CSA	Confederate States of America
CW	chemical warfare
DOD	Department of Defense
DOTMLPF-P	doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, personnel, facilities, and policy
DRS	division restructuring study
ECM	electronic countermeasures
EW	electronic warfare

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