A survey of military history from the Crusades to the Age of Revolution. The emphasis will be on European warfare, and its extension overseas. Topics include: the origins and causes of war; the impact of new inventions on tactics and strategy; military and naval innovation and resistance to innovation, the changing relationship of offense and defence; and the relationship of military institutions to society.
This course may not be repeated for credit.
Sections
This course will be offered next in
Fall 2011.