MILH639  - America's Early Conflicts (Post-Revolution)

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This course is a military history of the United States between 1789 and 1815 to include the social, economic, political, diplomatic, and operational aspects of the Quasi War, the Barbary States conflict, and the War of 1812. Topics include battles and campaigns, contemporary strategies and tactics, weapons and technology of the day, and the experiences of soldiers and civilians. Special emphasis is placed upon the land campaigns of the War of 1812.

 

Prerequisites

N/A

Corequisites

N/A

Schedule of Classes

Registration Dates Course Dates Session
11/28/11 - 04/29/12 05/07/12 - 08/26/12 Spring 2012 Session K - 16 Week session

Course Materials

Book Title: America as a Military Power : From the American Revolution to the Civil War
ISBN: 0275977064
Publication Info: Praeger Publishers, Inc
Author: Black, Jeremy
Unit Cost: $35.00

Book Title: This People's Navy: The Making of American Sea Power
ISBN: 0029134714
Publication Info: NY: The Free Press, 1992
Author: Hagan, Kenneth J
Unit Cost: $29.00

Book Title: Frontiersmen in Blue: The United States Army & the Indian, 1848-1865
ISBN: 0803295502
Publication Info: Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1981
Author: Utley, Robert M
Unit Cost: $26.95

Book Title: History of the Second Seminole War, 1835-1842
ISBN: 0813010977
Publication Info: Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1991
Author: Mahon, John K.
Unit Cost: $22.50

Book Title: War of 1812 : A Short History
ISBN: 0252064305
Publication Info: University of Illinois Press
Author: Hickey, Donald R.
Unit Cost: $15.00

Book Title: Army of Manifest Destiny: The American Soldier in the Mexican War, 1846-1848
ISBN: 0814755054
Publication Info: NY: New York University Press, 1992
Author: McCaffrey, James M
Unit Cost: $24.00

 
 
 

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