For someone tasked with thinking about the future, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster is obsessed with the past.
In the hour he spent talking with reporters on Thursday morning, the historical lessons came fast and furious, as McMaster discussed Napoleon, the 2006 Lebanon War, Vietnam, the Korean War, the bombardment of London during World War Two, and why combat vehicles were first designed during World War One to restore mobility on the Western Front.
But for McMaster, who leads the Army Capabilities Integration Center at its Training and Doctrine Command, the most relevant lessons for preparing the Army for the future come from …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
