MILS560 - Joint Warfare Theory and Practice
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This course covers the theory and practice of joint warfare, by examining major conflicts since the mid-19th and joint warfare in the 1980s and 1990s. Students assess, through case studies, the impact of the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 on the Department of Defense and U.S. national security strategy.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 05/27/12 |
Spring 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 03/26/12 - 08/26/12 |
09/03/12 - 10/28/12 |
Summer 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 05/28/12 - 10/28/12 |
11/05/12 - 12/30/12 |
Fall 2012 Session I - 8 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo & the Future of Combat
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| ISBN: |
158648043X
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| Publication Info: |
New York, NY: PublicAffairs LLC, 2001
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| Author: |
Clark, Wesley
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| Unit Cost: |
$30.00
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| Book Title: |
How Effective is Strategic Bombing?: Lessons Learned from World War II to Kosovo
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| ISBN: |
081473135X
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| Publication Info: |
New York, NY: New York University Press, 2001
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| Author: |
Gentile, Gian
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| Unit Cost: |
$65.00
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| Book Title: |
Generals' War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf
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| ISBN: |
0316321001
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| Publication Info: |
New York, NY: Little, Brown & Company, 1996
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| Author: |
Gordon, M.R.
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| Unit Cost: |
$19.99
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