By contrast, the essay is more concerned with the student's grasp of the overarching concepts and how these concepts organize and give meaning to the facts themselves. Students frequently assume that the essay is just another way for them to demonstrate what they know about the material that has been presented in class. If you have 20 minutes to complete an essay, you must tailor your depth of coverage so that you cover the whole question in 20 minutes, without omitting important points or overemphasizing one point to the detriment of another. Although History 281 is not a course designed for military specialists, it does require an understanding of a certain basic military vocabulary. This short glossary should help orient you to some of the most important terms.
Strategy has to do with issues that bear on the ultimate aims of a belligerent nation.
These issues incorporate both political decisions and high-level military decisions. The Anglo-American decision in 1941 to concentrate on defeating Germany first. The American decision in 1941-1942 to undertake unrestricted submarine warfare against Japan. Operations deal with the large-scale employment of military forces in order to achieve the goals of strategy. Strategically in 1941 Germany sought to destroy the Soviet Union in a single, quick campaign.