This core course traces the evolution of the art of war to 1900. Emphasis is placed on the changing character of warfare as nations adjusted to social, political, ideological, economic, and technological developments. The historical method is used as a tool for understanding war as a complex, ambiguous, and unpredictable human phenomenon. Analysis focuses on causation, the interrelationship of events as warfare evolved over the ages, operational and logistical aspects of military history, and the role of society in warfare.
This one-term elective course traces the evolution of the art of war to 1900. Emphasis is placed on the changing character of warfare as nations adjusted to social, political, ideological, economic, and technological developments. The historical method is used as a tool for understanding war as a complex, ambiguous, and unpredictable human phenomenon. Analysis focuses on causation, the interrelationship of events as warfare evolved over the ages, operational and logistical aspects of military history, and the role of society in warfare.
Lessons
30 @ 75 min (2.000 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
A research essay and an analytical review essay; compensatory time provided for both essays.
This one-term elective course traces the evolution of the art of war to 1900. Emphasis is placed on the changing character of warfare as nations adjusted to social, political, ideological, economic, and technological developments. The historical method is used as a tool for understanding war as a complex, ambiguous, and unpredictable human phenomenon. Analysis focuses on causation, the interrelationship of events as warfare evolved over the ages, operational and logistical aspects of military history, and the role of society in warfare.
Lessons
30 @ 75 min (2.000 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
A research essay and an analytical review essay; compensatory time provided for both essays.
This one-term elective course traces the evolution of the art of war to 1900. Emphasis is placed on the changing character of warfare as nations adjusted to social, political, ideological, economic, and technological developments. The historical method is used as a tool for understanding war as a complex, ambiguous, and unpredictable human phenomenon. Analysis focuses on causation, the interrelationship of events as warfare evolved over the ages, operational and logistical aspects of military history, and the role of society in warfare.
Lessons
30 @ 75 min (2.000 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
A research essay and an analytical review essay; compensatory time provided for both essays.
This one-term elective course traces the evolution of the art of war to 1900. Emphasis is placed on the changing character of warfare as nations adjusted to social, political, ideological, economic, and technological developments. The historical method is used as a tool for understanding war as a complex, ambiguous, and unpredictable human phenomenon. Analysis focuses on causation, the interrelationship of events as warfare evolved over the ages, operational and logistical aspects of military history, and the role of society in warfare.
Lessons
30 @ 75 min (2.000 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
A research essay and an analytical review essay; compensatory time provided for both essays.
This one-term elective course traces the evolution of the art of war to 1900. Emphasis is placed on the changing character of warfare as nations adjusted to social, political, ideological, economic, and technological developments. The historical method is used as a tool for understanding war as a complex, ambiguous, and unpredictable human phenomenon. Analysis focuses on causation, the interrelationship of events as warfare evolved over the ages, operational and logistical aspects of military history, and the role of society in warfare.
Lessons
30 @ 75 min (2.000 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
A research essay and an analytical review essay; compensatory time provided for both essays.
This two-term, upperclass core course traces the evolution of the art of war from the ancients through the napoleonic era to the American civil war and the wars of the twentieth century. Emphasis is placed on the changing nature of warfare as nations adjust to social, political, economic and technological developments. Analysis focuses on causation, the interrelationship of events as warfare evolved over the ages, operational and logistical aspects of military history, and the role of society in warfare.
Lessons
40 @ 55 min (2.500 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
HI301: Two research papers, one of at least 300 words and one of 1500 words; HI302: A 1500-word research paper tied to a WWII colloquium; compensatory time provided.
