This course examines the static nature, yet changing character, of strategy in war. We scrutinize the strategists such as S?nzi and Carl von Clausewitz, as well as the strategies such as annihilation and attrition to counterinsurgency and nuclear deterrence. Global in scope, primary source readings cover all continents, strategists, and major empires, whilst reflecting on the sociocultural influences on warÃs conduct. From antiquity to the present, this course challenges students to craft their own definitions of strategy and examine how the art of war instructs the future of American foreign policy. Prerequisite: HST 104. Fall, odd-numbered years.
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