American Military History
Analysis of the military history of the United States from the colonial period to the present. This course considers the role
and use of armed forces in relation to the social, cultural, political, economic, and technological development of the
United States. It will not only address such themes as wartime strategy, operational tactics, and combat technology, but
also the impact of warfare on society and on the remembrances of ordinary men and women in uniform. Significant
attention will be given to the evolution of civil-military relations, the advent of professionalism in the military, the nonmilitary
uses of the military, and the military’s role as a tool for global power.
Prerequisite: Junior Standing
Proctored Exams: Final
Textbooks
Required
Millet, Allen, Maslowski, Peter, and Feis, William. For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States from
1607-2012. 3rd ed. New York: Simon and Shuster, 2012.
ISBN-978-1-4516-2353-6
Lookingbill, Brad. American Military History: A Documentary Reader. 1st ed. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
ISBN-978-1-4051-9051-0
Langston, Thomas S. Uneasy Balance: Civil- Military Relations in Peacetime America Since 1783. Revised 1st ed.
Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
ISBN-978-0-8018-7421-5
Rampolla, Mary Lynn. A Pocket Guide to Writing in History. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2017.
ISBN-978-1-319-11302-5
MBSInformation
Textbooks for the course may be ordered from MBS Direct. You can order
online at http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/columbia.htm (be sure to select Online Education rather than your home
campus before selecting your class)
by phone at 800-325-3252
For additional information about the bookstore, visit http://www.mbsbooks.com.
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