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MILH542 - Civil War Command and Leadership
This course is a study of national, theater, and operational command structures of the Union and Confederacy, the leadership styles of key military leaders on both sides, and the evolution of command and control in the war. Major themes include the relationship between the commanders in chief and the generals who led the armies in the field, the relationships between the generals themselves, and the ways in which the relationships described above either served to facilitate or debilitate the causes those commanders served.
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| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session |
|---|---|---|
| 08/27/18 - 02/01/19 | 02/04/19 - 03/31/19 | Winter 2019 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 11/26/18 - 05/03/19 | 05/06/19 - 06/30/19 | Spring 2019 Session I - 8 Week session |
Course Materials
| Previous Syllabi | Download Archived Course Syllabi here Not current for future courses | |
| Book Title: | Tried by War (Hard copy not available from the APUS Bookstore, please try other sources.) | |
| ISBN: | 9780143116141 | |
| Publication Info: | Penguin Books, Inc. | |
| Author: | N/A | |
| Unit Cost: | $19.40 | |
| Electronic ISBN: | N/A | |
| Electronic Unit Cost: | N/A | |
| Book Title: | Partners in Command | |
| ISBN: | 9780684863634 | |
| Publication Info: | Simon & Schuster, 1998 | |
| Author: | Glatthaar, J. | |
| Unit Cost: | $22.35 | |
| Electronic ISBN: | N/A | |
| Electronic Unit Cost: | N/A | |
| Book Title: | Jefferson Davis and His Generals: The Failure of Confederate Command in the West | |
| ISBN: | 9780700605675 | |
| Publication Info: | Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1990 | |
| Author: | Woodworth, Steven E | |
| Unit Cost: | $29.35 | |
| Electronic ISBN: | N/A | |
| Electronic Unit Cost: | N/A | |