History: Thucydides on Strategy Take a systematic look at what makes Thucydides perhaps history’s first great strategist. In his analysis of the Peloponnesian War, he examines the political origins of […]

History:  Discussions about Clausewitz On War This lecture introduces you to Carl von Clausewitz, who might be the most influential modern master of war. His key ideas—the paradoxical trinity, assessing […]

History:  Discussions about Clausewitz On War This lecture introduces you to Carl von Clausewitz, who might be the most influential modern master of war. His key ideas—the paradoxical trinity, assessing […]

History:  Discussions about Alfred Thayer Mahan Meet the first of this course’s naval masters of war. Impressed by the audacity of Lord Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar, Mahan’s grand […]

History:  Discussions about Alfred Thayer Mahan Meet the first of this course’s naval masters of war. Impressed by the audacity of Lord Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar, Mahan’s grand […]

History:  Discussions about Sir Julian Corbett Building on lessons from Clausewitz and Mahan, Sir Julian Corbett offered a complete strategy that integrated land and sea operations. You’ll study his text, […]

History:  Discussions about Sir Julian Corbett Building on lessons from Clausewitz and Mahan, Sir Julian Corbett offered a complete strategy that integrated land and sea operations. You’ll study his text, […]

History: Sun Tzu through Time After charting Sun Tzu’s historical importance throughout Chinese history, in feudal and modern Japan, and in the modern West, discussion demonstrates Sun Tzu’s strategy of […]

History: Sun Tzu through Time After charting Sun Tzu’s historical importance throughout Chinese history, in feudal and modern Japan, and in the modern West, discussion demonstrates Sun Tzu’s strategy of […]

The Gulf of Tonkin and a Crossroads A look at pre-cursors to War from the Gulf of Tonkin incident to Rolling Thunder; we explore the ways in which escalating tensions […]