THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE
Academic Year 1999-2000
 

Syllabus
Course 5602
FUNDAMENTALS OF MILITARY THOUGHT
AND STRATEGY
ACADEMIC YEAR 1999-2000

 

27 September - 5 November1999

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

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