Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. This course will furnish upper level UK ROTC cadets and qualified History majors or minors with the methodological tools and materials needed to gain a more detailed understanding of American military history and to put together a major research paper. AMS 340/HIS 320 will emphasize basic research skills; understanding historiographical debates within a military framework; developing effective note taking, outlining techniques, picking a feasible research topic, finding useful primary sources and drawing inferences from them examining American military campaigns and leaders in order to complete a battle analysis and short research assignments. (Same as HIS 320 at UK)
Study of the development of the U.S. from a military perspective. Pre-parallel development of technology and warfare and emphasis on the evaluation of military leadership from the historically tested principles of warfare from the Civil War to the present.
This course provides instruction and practical experience in the art of speaking and writing in the Army style. Students will demonstrate competency through a series of oral presentations and writing assignments. Small unit tactics and map reading skills will also be used in the implementation of the oral presentations.