Military history at the South African Military Academy
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2004
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Defence forces globally emphasize the significance of the study of military history in the professional development of their officers, because they attach significant value to the “lessons” of past experience. Furthermore, military history serves as a benchmark to determine the norms and standards of military professionalism and to buttress the military ethos. Military history has thus traditionally been a core subject at most military academies world-wide. This article traces the status and content of Military History as a subject at the South African Military Academy, since the institution’s inception in 1950. It also explores the relevance of the Academy’s military history curricula with a view to South Africa’s historic threat perception and the changing role of its defence force. In conclusion an evaluation is presented of the requirements and challenges which Military History faces at the Military Academy in the twentyfirst century.
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CITATION: Visser, D. 2004. Military history at the South African Military Academy. Historia, 49(2).
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Visser, D. 2004. Military history at the South African Military Academy. Historia, 49(2).