The U.S. Army and Nation Building

<p>How and when do nations come into existence how and when do they pass away and how and when can men decide the outcome by their action?1 The most successful attempts at nation building by the United States have been the occupation and reconstruction of Germany and Japan after the Second World War. This research paper compares and contrasts the surrender occupation and reconstruction that occurred in each country in order to obtain lessons learned that may be applied to current and future attempts at nation building.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>