Advanced American Military History

3 units

This course is a continuation of the fall semester prerequisite Modern American Military History course, outlining major conflicts that have occurred throughout the course of American history in post WWII 20th and 21st Century. It aims to highlight the contemporary American military's efforts to modernize in a multi-polar international relations environment in its struggle to become the global hegemon. This course familiarizes students with the context of the current profession of arms. The philosophy guiding the curriculum is centered around how and why the military is structured in present form and how officership in particular has shaped the macro and micro aspects of combat over the last 75 years.