While at the Naval War College in 1999 - a priceless education about world history and geopolitics I wish every American could receive - I would relate a story about what I learned that day at the dinner table with my wife and children. How Athens overreached during the Sicilian Expedition. The exploits of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain at Little Round Top. How Japan defeated Russia on the battlefield and high seas but lost the peace. Stirring human stories of daring and folly, full of lessons.
Our two naval officer sons cite those times as vital to their worldview, and another son who did not serve loves to bring his friends by to discuss world events and how nation-states deal with conflict, now with adult beverages. There is an appetite for these human stories that history courses - if there are any left in high school and college - do not address.
Amy, great message.
While at the Naval War College in 1999 - a priceless education about world history and geopolitics I wish every American could receive - I would relate a story about what I learned that day at the dinner table with my wife and children. How Athens overreached during the Sicilian Expedition. The exploits of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain at Little Round Top. How Japan defeated Russia on the battlefield and high seas but lost the peace. Stirring human stories of daring and folly, full of lessons.
Our two naval officer sons cite those times as vital to their worldview, and another son who did not serve loves to bring his friends by to discuss world events and how nation-states deal with conflict, now with adult beverages. There is an appetite for these human stories that history courses - if there are any left in high school and college - do not address.
Enjoy those precious dinner table moments.
I respect and have confidence in Hillsdale College.
Thanks for sharing the resources you have found helpful, Amy Haywood.
I keep forgetting about Hillsdale as a resource. Thanks for the reminder!