We will be confining ourselves chiefly to European warfare and to the period of Europe's rise and predominance as the center of military force in the world. This will take us to such places as America, India, and Africa, but always with the object of examining European modes of organization, technique, and technology. It will be clear, therefore, that we will be concerned with battlefields and generals, but not only these by a long shot. This course will follow the policies on academic integrity laid out in the Environment and other official college publications.
Academic honesty is absolutely essential.
If you are ever in doubt as to what constitutes plagiarism, please feel free to come by and discuss the question with me, or any other faculty member for that matter. We will also be talking about this when we get to the paper assignments. Readings Charles Townshend, ed. The Oxford History of Modern War . John Keegan, The Face of Battle .