Title: United States. National War College, Course 2
Date:
27/09/1999
Language:
english
THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE
Academic Year 1999-2000
Syllabus
Course 5602
Fundamentals of military thought and strategy
27 September - 5 November 1999
This document contains educational material designed to promote discussion by students of the National War College. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the National Defense University or the Department of Defense.
Course Director: Lt Col Mark Clodfelter, USAF
Room 215, Roosevelt Hall
685-3678
Editorial Assistant: Ms Patricia Laszczak
Room 144, Roosevelt Hall
685-4467
Course Librarian: Jeannemarie Faison
Library, Marshall Hall
685-2443
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Topic
Date
Title
Course Introduction
Writing Standards Checklist
1
27 September
Introduction: The Prelude to Modern War
2
28 September
The Dawn of Modern War: The French Revolution, Napoleonic Warfare, and a Revolution in Military Affairs
3
29 September
A "Scientific" Analysis of Napoleonic Strategy
4
1 October
Clausewitz: Developing a Theory of War
5
5 October
Clausewitz: Examining the Nature and Conduct of War
6
6 October
A Framework for Military Strategy: Analyzing the American Civil War
7
7 October
Gettysburg Staff Ride
8
12 October
The Nineteenth Century Revolution in Military Affairs
9
13 October
World War I: A Search for Strategy
10
14 October
The Strategic Dilemma Resolved? The Indirect Approach
11
15 October
The Theory and Practice of Sea Power
12
18 October
The Theory and Practice of Air Power
13
20 October
Applying Military Strategy in World War II's European Theater
14
21 October
World War II: Analyzing Military Strategy in the Pacific Theater
15
22 October
Just War: Theory and Practice
16
25 October
Theories of Deterrence and Nuclear Employment-Backdrop for the Cold War
17
27 October
Applying Strategy in the Limited War Environment of Korea
18
28 October
Mao and Theories of Revolutionary War
19
29 October
Analyzing Strategy in the Vietnam War
19
1 November
Analyzing Strategy in the Vietnam War (continued)
20
3 November
Analyzing Strategy in the 1991 Persian Gulf War
21
4 November
A Current Revolution in Military Affairs?
22
5 November
The Future Dimensions of Military Theory and Strategy
Source:
National War College
United States