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War in the Modern World

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<p>Dive into military history and strategy with this 24-episode course focused on the geopolitical conflicts, weapons, strategies, and personalities that have defined war since 1945.</p>

Syllabus

  • 01: Afghanistan and the Nature of Modern War
  • 02: Nightmare Scenarios of Modern War
  • 03: The Tools of Modern Warfare
  • 04: From World War to Cold War
  • 05: Europe’s Exit from Colonial Asia
  • 06: China’s Civil War
  • 07: The Unfinished Korean War
  • 08: Britain’s Exit from Palestine, Malaya, and Kenya
  • 09: France’s Vietnam War
  • 10: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
  • 11: The Arab-Israeli Wars: Israel’s String of Triumphs
  • 12: The Arab-Israeli Wars: Victory without Peace
  • 13: India-Pakistan: The Enduring Rivalry
  • 14: The World War That Never Happened
  • 15: America’s Vietnam War
  • 16: The Soviet War in Afghanistan
  • 17: Latin America’s Revolutionary Wars
  • 18: The War for the Falklands
  • 19: Africa’s Modern World War: Rwanda and Congo
  • 20: The Iraq-Iran War
  • 21: Desert Storm: The US versus Iraq
  • 22: Yugoslavia’s Civil Wars
  • 23: A New Russian Empire?
  • 24: Iraq and ISIS in the War on Terror
  • By This Professor

Taught by

David R. Stone

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