The course deals with warfare at the military strategic level, that is the level at which military issues intersect with politics, diplomacy, economics, and with civilian society at large. Subjects will be selected from a list of possible topics provided during the initial class meeting. Papers should be no longer than 1,000 words, and oral presentations no longer than ten minutes. In both oral and written products you will be expected to present the basics of the assigned issue and relate its greater significance in European history. These presentations will be linked to appropriate class sessions during the course.
Papers are due on the same day as the oral presentation.
All assigned readings are on reserve in the library. Geoffrey Best, War and Society in Revolutionary Europe, 1770-1870 . Oxford University Press, 1986. Brian Bond, War and Society in Europe, 1870-1970 . Oxford University Press, 1986.