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HIST-262 American Military History

Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL-101 . Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 .
This course surveys the military experiences of U.S. from the colonial period to the present. In addition to studying strategy tactics and weapons issues such as the social composition of the armed forces the influence of new technologies on warfare the tension between professional and citizen soldiers popular attitudes toward war and the military and the effects of war on American society will be explored.