MILS551  - Great Naval Philosophers and Strategists

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This course focuses on great naval military philosophers and strategists by examining writings that have influenced the use of sea power and the conduct of naval warfare between nation states. Special emphasis is on selected historical examples of how these individuals impacted or failed to impact their world (or nation state).

 

Prerequisites

N/A

Corequisites

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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: Submarine Admiral: From Battlewagons to Ballistic Missles - reprint available at MBS Direct
ISBN: MBS Direct #1015713
Publication Info: Lad Custom Publishing, Inc
Author: Apus reprint
Unit Cost: $43.00

Book Title: Quarterdeck and Bridge: Two Centuries of American Naval Leaders
ISBN: 1557500967
Publication Info: Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1996
Author: Bradford, James C., ed.
Unit Cost: $29.00

Book Title: Inventing Grand Strategy and Teaching Command : The Classic Works of Alfred Thayer Mahan Reconsidered
ISBN: 0801863406
Publication Info: New York: The Johns Hopkins University Press (paper)
Author: Sumida, John Tetsuro
Unit Cost: $17.00

Book Title: Professors of War: The Naval War College and the Development of the Naval Profession
ISBN: 1410223469
Publication Info: University Press of the Pacific, 2005
Author: Spector, Ronald
Unit Cost: $40.50

Book Title: How They Won the War in the Pacific: Nimitz and His Admirals, (REV)11
ISBN: 0762772859
Publication Info: Globe Pequot Press
Author: Hoyt, Edwin Palmer
Unit Cost: N/A

 

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