MILH511 - Great Military Philosophers
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This course examines the origin and development of military concepts and ideas by studying the wisdom of the great military thinkers of the past. Among the philosophers are Sun Tzu and Machiavelli, Clausewitz and Jomini, Mahan and Corbett, Douhet and Mitchell, T.E. Lawrence, and the counterinsurgency theorist and practitioner David Galula. Students compare and contrast these great thinkers to gain an understanding of the nature and conduct of war at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels.
Prerequisites
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Corequisites
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Schedule of Classes
| 09/26/11 - 02/26/12 |
03/05/12 - 06/24/12 |
Winter 2012 Session C - 16 Week session |
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 07/22/12 |
Spring 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
| 11/28/11 - 04/29/12 |
05/07/12 - 08/26/12 |
Spring 2012 Session K - 16 Week session |
| 12/26/11 - 05/27/12 |
06/04/12 - 09/23/12 |
Spring 2012 Session C - 16 Week session |
| 01/30/12 - 06/24/12 |
07/02/12 - 10/21/12 |
Summer 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
Course Materials
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Most readings available via the internet or in the Military History/Studies Portals in the APUS Online Library.
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On War -Available at the Military History Portal under Clausewitz (click on Clausewitz Homepage)
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0691018545
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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1989
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Clausewitz, Carl Von
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$35.00
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Art of War - Available free online from Project Gutenberg
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0195014766
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Oxford University Press, 1971
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Sun Tzu
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$11.95
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Roots of Strategy - Book 4
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0811729184
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Stackpole Books, 1999
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Jablonsky, David
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$21.95
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The Prince (Translated by W.K. Marriott) - available free online from Project Gutenberg
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0140449159
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Penguin Classics
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Machiavelli, Niccolo / Bull, George (Translator)
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$7.00
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