HIST 468(S) Grand Strategy in the Second World War (Same as Leadership Studies 468)
The United States fought World War II as part of a coalition, one of the most successful wartime coalitions in history. This seminar will explore how and why it did so, and why the Allied effort was so successful. Emphasis will be placed on U.S. strategic planning, its relationship to U.S. foreign policies, the ensuing conflicts between U.S. strategies and policies and those desired by its British and Soviet allies, and the ways in which these conflicts were resolved by Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin. As such it will also focus on civil-military relations and Allied diplomacy during the war, as well as how and why the alliance collapsed after victory had been achieved. Readings will include key primary as well as secondary sources.
Format: seminar. Evaluation will be based on an extensive (20-25 page) research paper that makes use of available primary as well as secondary sources, brief papers on the weekly readings, and class participation.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limit: 15 (expected: 15). Preference given to History majors and Leadership Studies concentrators.
Group F
Hour: STOLER