Mil Camp Analys Dec Making War

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

Over the last fifty years, the US military has promoted increased emphasis on the importance military operations and operational art in the pursuit of national security policy and demanding mastery in the military profession. This course focuses on providing a deeper understanding of military operations through an in-depth analysis of two campaigns from the American Civil War as case-studies: Second Manassas and Antietam. Although these campaigns were nearly 150 years ago, and the tactics and technology have evolved greatly, the examination of these operations are still valuable tools for gaining insight to the foundational elements of campaign planning and operational art. This course will utilize modern military professional scholarship as well as doctrine to explore how the key elements of operational art were applied during 1862, centering primarily on the warfighting functions identified in current joint doctrine (JP 3-0 Operations). Students will examine these campaigns, their planning, execution and impact in both classroom seminar as well as on the battlefields themselves with a staff ride to each location.