Open AccessHistory as an Enemy and an Instructor: Lessons Learned from Haiti, 1915-34
Author(s) -
Christopher R. Davis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
marine corps university journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2164-4217
pISSN - 2164-4209
DOI - 10.21140/mcuj.2020110101
Subject(s) - latin americans , adversary , political science , national history , history , development economics , economic growth , law , economics , computer security , politics , computer science
As Haiti and other nations in the Caribbean and Latin America experience increasing instability, and the United States increases its naval presence in the region, history offers important lessons for future U.S. involvement. An exploration of the tactical innovations of the Marine Corps and of the influence of national history on the Haitian insurgencies during the U.S. occupation of Haiti (1915–34) reveals the significance of history in either achieving or curtailing military goals.