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Continues HST 450. Church history in Western Europe from late antiquity through the 15th century, with emphasis on trends in spirituality as well as institutional development.

Continues HST 451. Major religious movements of the 16th century in their political, social, economic and cultural contexts, from Christian humanism through the Wars of Religion.

Survey of the Judeo-Christian heritage of the United States, with special attention to church histories. 

This course considers several topics in the history of science, which may vary from offering to offering. Usually one of four themes will be the focus for the semester: 1) Survey of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Science; or 2) Survey of Science...

A broad introduction to the American military and naval experience from the colonial period to the eve of World War I. In addition to the major land campaigns of American history, we examine the role of foreign activities and naval warfare...

Survey of US military history, broadly conceived, from World War I to the wars of the early twenty-first century. The course addresses military strategy, the interplay of force and diplomacy, technological innovation, civil-military relations...

This course examines a single American war, which will vary each term. Usual subjects include the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, the Korean War, or the Gulf Wars. Students may...

A survey of the major military campaigns of both wars, with emphasis upon strategies, operations, tactics, and generalship. Attention is also given to the ordinary soldier and civilian, as well as the home fronts. 

Covers the military, diplomatic, political, and cultural dynamics of the struggle for South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975. Students will evaluate competing interpretations of the war and their ongoing relevance to debates on US foreign policy and...

This course examines the static nature, yet changing character, of strategy in war. We scrutinize the strategists such as Sun Tzi and Carl von Clausewitz, as well as the strategies such as annihilation and attrition to counterinsurgency and nuclear...