Lectures - War in the 20th Century

INTA 4803TP/8803TP WAR IN THE 20th CENTURY FALL 2013

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All lectures are in PowerPoint (PPT) format and may be large files.

	Introduction to War in the 20th Century
Aug 20	1: The Character of War
Aug 22	2: Begin With the End in Mind: Gulf War - Operation Desert Shield
Aug 27	3: Begin With the End in Mind: Gulf War - Operation Desert Storm
Aug 29	4: Evolution of Total War
Sep 3	5: WW I : 1914; The Lights Go Out Across Europe
Sep 5	6: WW I : 1915: Search For New Solutions
Sep 10	7: WW I : 1916; Attrition Warfare
Sep 12	8: WW I : 1917: Desperation & Anticipation - America Enters the War
Sep 17	9: WW I: 1918: End of the War, Seeds of the Next
Sep 19	10: Exam 1 Review Slides: Lessons 1-9 • WW I Chronology
Sep 24	11: The Interwar Years: Preparing for the Next War
Sep 26	12: WW II: Paths to Global War s
Oct 1	13: WW II: 1940: Fall of France & Battle of Britain
Oct 3	14: WW II : The Second Battle of the Atlantic
Oct 8	15: WW II : 1941: The Axis Advances
Oct 10	16: WW II : 1941: America Enters the War • Up From the Mud
Oct 15	Fall Break
Oct 17	17: WW II : Combined Bomber Offensive • Memphis Belle (video links) • The Dambusters (video links)
Oct 22	18: WW II : Amphibious Warfare - The Normandy Campaign
Oct 24	19: WW II : End of the War in Europe
Oct 29	20: WW II : War in the Pacific Turning the Tide
Oct 31	21: WW II : Unconditional Surrender • A-Bomb: Development & Deployment
Nov 5	22: Exam 2 Review Slides: Lessons 11-21
Nov 7	23: Cold War: Containment & Confrontation
Nov 12	24: Cold War : Thiniking the Unthinkable • Cuban Missile Crisis
Nov 14	25: Vietnam : Into the Abyss
Nov 19	26: Vietnam : In Search of a Strategy
Nov 21	27: Vietnam : Great Society to Great Quagmire
Nov 26	28: Vietnam : Peace With Honor
Nov 28	Thanksgiving
Dec 3	29: Vietnam : Legacies
Dec 5	30: Vietnam War in Retrospect 30: Course Review & Final Thoughts Review Slides: Lessons 1-10 • Lessons 12-20 • Lessons 22-30

Final Exam -- Thursday, December 12 - 2:50 - 5:40 PM - IC 219

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