HIST 3071 - History of Warfare

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2020

Warfare has been an important part of human life for at least 5,000 years. In this course, we look at the evolution of warfare over time and explore issues such as military technology, generalship, fortifications, supply, decisive battles, irregular warfare, as well as the experiences of common soldiers and the interaction of soldiers with civilians. The course is designed to be highly flexible to allow students to focus on a conflict of their choice (for example the Napoleonic Wars, the American Civil War, World War I or World War II). But we shall also be pooling our knowledge of specific wars in order to address larger questions about the character, development, and outcome of military conflicts.

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Course Details

Course Code	HIST 3071
Course	History of Warfare
Coordinating Unit	Historical and Classical Studies
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	At least 6 units of Level II undergraduate study
Assessment	Primary source analysis 10%, Battle report (Group project) 20%, Take-home test 30%, Research essay 40%

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Gareth Pritchard

Office: 508 Napier Building
Telephone: [08] 8313 4529
Email: gareth.pritchard@adelaide.edu.au
Office hours (Second Semester 2020): 1300 to 1400 Monday to Friday

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

1 x 1-hour weekly lecture
1 x 2-hour weekly workshop

N.B. There are four 2-hour seminar workshops in the course. Each workshop focuses on a different conflict. Please bear this in mind when you enrol for a workshop.

Tuesdays 11-1 (Ingkarni Wardli B18) First World War
Tuesdays 2-4 (Ingkarni Wardli B18) Second World War
Thursday 5-7 (Lower Napier LG24) Napoleonic Wars
Fridays 12-2 (Barr Smith South 1062) Post-1945 Wars

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1.	Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the evolution of warfare.
2.	Demonstrate an understanding of a range of relevant theories about the character and evolution of warfare.
3.	Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of a specific military conflict in the context of wider issues pertaining to the evolution and character of warfare.
4.	Gather relevant data from a wide range of primary and secondary sources for the purpose of analysing a specific military conflict.
5.	Develop independent analytical positions based on a systematic evaluation of relevant primary and secondary sources.
6.	Work effectively as part of a research team the context of a larger collaborative research project.
7.	Communicate findings in a range of formats.

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Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1, 2, 3
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	2, 4, 5
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	6, 7
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	6, 7
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	6
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	6

Learning & Teaching Modes

This course has an unusual structure, in that it is really four courses in one. All students will specialise in the military history of a specific conflict (Napoleonic Wars, World War I, World War II, or post-WWII conflicts (Vietnam War, Arab-Israeli Wars, Gulf Wars, civil wars in Africa and Latin America). Students will study these conflicts in the weekly 2-hour workshops.

Please see the course timetable for more details. If you have a strong preference to study a particular conflict, make sure that you enrol in the correct workshop.

In addition to the weekly workshops on specific conflicts, there is also a 1-hour lecture/plenary session per week that is attended by all students. In both the plenary sessions and workshops, we cover six core themes that apply to all conflicts. Students will thus bring specialist knowledge about a theme regarding a particular conflict to a wider discussion. This will facilitate comparative history and student collaboration.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The course is designed on the assumption that each student will devote 156 hours to the course.

1 x 2-hour workshop per week	24 hours per semester
1 x 1-hour lecture (plenary session) per week	12 hours per semester
3 hours reading per week	36 hours per semester
2 hours writing exercises and practice per week	24 hours per semester
5 hours assignment prep per week	60 hours assignment prep per week
TOTAL	156 HOURS

Learning Activities Summary

In their workshops, students cover six themes in turn that are relevant to the specific conflict that they are studying. The six themes are: (1) Campaigns, battles, strategies, and tactics; (2) Military technology; (3) Irregular and paramilitary warfare; (4) Soldiers' experiences of warfare; (5) Civilian experiences of warfare; (6) Political leadership and the diplomacy of war.

In the plenary sessions/lectures, we cover the same six themes. Students will bring their knowledge of specific conflicts to a general, comparative discussion of these themes in the overall history of warfare.

The course is designed to be highly interactive, and to give students the opportunity to explore their own interests. Much of what we do in class will revolve around the analysis of materials that have been gathered by students. A particularly important focus of the course is the systematic analysis of primary sources.

Specific Course Requirements

N/A

Small Group Discovery Experience

Students will work in small groups both in the lectures/plenary sessions and in the seminars. In addition, all students will have the option of participating in a group project worth 20% of the final grade.

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Assessment Summary

The assessment regime for HIST 3071 History of Warfare consists of four assignments.

ASSESSMENT TASK	TASK TYPE	WEIGHTING	COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Online test	Formative and summative	20%	1,3
Essay	Formative and summative	30%	1,2,3,4,5,7
Group assignment	Formative and summative	20%	1,3,4,6,7
Take-home test	Formative and summative	30%	1,2,5,7

Assessment Related Requirements

N/A

Assessment Detail

Assignment #1. Online test (20%)

An online test, taken at an early stage in the course, is designed to ensure that the students have a good factual knowledge of the conflict/s they are studying in the workshops.

Assignment #2. Essay (30%)

Short essay (2,000 words) in which students answer a question on the specific conflict they are studying in the seminars.

Assignment #3. Project (20%)

Students work in small teams to do ONE of the following:

(a) Conference presentation. The conference will be held in Weeks 11 and 12 in the lecture slot. It will be attended, not just by all the students, but by staff, other students, and (if possible) visiting groups of school students and their teachers.

(b) Creation of an online museum exhibition using Wix.

(c) Lesson plan for Year 11/12 school students plus supporting learning materials. (This assignment is designed for students who are also studying Education.)

(d) Popular history article modelled on History Today and the BBC History Magazine.

(e) Video documentary.

This assignment is designed to give students training in presenting history to an audience of people who are not historians. Students who are unwilling to participate in a group project will be given the option of scaled-down individual version of one of these tasks. There is no specific word limit for this assignment, but each student will be expected to devote the same amount of time that it takes to produce 1,000 words of polished academic text.

Assignment #4. Take-home test (30%)

Students are given three days to write four short texts (500 words each) that require them to synthesise what they have learned about the core themes of the course. There test paper will contain six either/or questions. Students answer any four.

Submission

Submission of written assignments is the relevant submission portal in Myuni.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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