HISTORY 153
WARFARE IN THE WESTERN WORLD
Van Ells, Fall 2005

SCHEDULE & HANDOUTS

WEEK 1 (8/31 - 9/1):
BASIC TRAINING: AN INTRODUCTION TO MILITARY HISTORY
Readings: Addington I, Ch. 1; Supplementary Readings 1-2

WEEK 2 (9/7 - 9/8):
FOUNDATIONS OF WESTERN WAR: ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME
Readings: Addington I, Ch. 2; Supplementary Readings 3-5

WEEK 3 (9/12 - 9/15):
KNIGHTS IN SHINING ARMOR: THE MIDDLE AGES
Readings: Addington I, Ch. 3; Supplementary Readings 6-8
9/12: QUIZ 1

WEEK 4 (9/19 - 9/22):
WAR IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE
Readings: Addington I, Ch. 4,6; Supplementary Reading 9
9/19: QUIZ 2

WEEK 5 (9/26 - 9/29):
NAVAL POWER AND THE EMERGENCE OF WORLD EMPIRES
Readings: Addington I, Ch. 5; Supplementary Readings 10-11
9/28: QUIZ 3

WEEKS 6-7 (10/3 - 10/20):
AGE OF REVOLUTION
Readings: Addington II, Ch. 1; Supplementary Readings 12-14
10/6: EXAM I

WEEK 8 (10/24 - 10/27):
THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF WAR
Readings: Addington II, Ch. 2-3; Supplementary Readings 15-17
10/24: QUIZ 4

WEEK 9 (10/31 - 11/3):
WORLD WAR I: "THE WAR TO END ALL WARS"
Readings: Addington II, Ch. 4; Supplementary Readings 18-19
10/31: QUIZ 5
10/31: WRITING ASSIGNMENT TOPICS DUE

WEEKS 10-11 (11/7 - 11/17):
WORLD WAR II: "THE BIG ONE"
Readings: Addington II, Ch. 5-6; Supplementary Readings 20-23
11/7: QUIZ 6

WEEK 12 (11/21 - 11/23)
11/21: EXAM II
11/23: tba

WEEKS 13-14 (11/28 - 12/8):
THE COLD WAR AND BEYOND
Readings: Addington II, Ch. 7; Supplementary Reading 24

WEEK 15 (12/12 - 12/15):
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON MILITARY HISTORY
Readings: Supplementary Readings 25-32
12/12: QUIZ 7
12/12: WRITING ASSIGNMENT DUE

FINAL EXAM: TIME AND PLACE T.B.A.