'March of Folly' and 'Fog of War'

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer discusses that Barbara Tuchman's 'March of Folly' and the movie 'Fog of War' provide different historical lenses with which to view contemporary problems and issues. The writer explores each of the projects and shares reactions to them in a personal manner. The writer notes that it is important to learn from the past so that society can avoid making the same mistakes in the future and one of the ways that this can be avoided is to understand contemporary issues and how they impact the world. The writer concludes that in Barbara Tuchman's 'March of Folly' and the movie 'Fog of War' one can obtain a sense of contemporary problems as well as the importance of understanding history in the effort to avoid repeating mistakes.

Outline:
Introduction
Fog of War
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"This man was brilliant. He was supposed to be someone who could look at a problem and produce the best solution. If that was possible he would have surely advised against the wars that he helped improve."
"The one thing the film and the book do have in common is the repeated evidence that history will repeat itself.
McNamara went through World War II and presumably saw from that experience that war should be avoided at most costs, however, he was more than willing to advise during the Vietnam conflict."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Tuchman Barbara (1985)The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam (Paperback) Ballantine Books;
• The Fog of War

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