Module Identifier | IP36520 | ||||||||||||||
Module Title | WARFARE IN THE 20TH CENTURY:TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGY | ||||||||||||||
Academic Year | 2004/2005 | ||||||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Dr Alastair J Finlan | ||||||||||||||
Semester | Intended for use in future years | ||||||||||||||
Next year offered | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Next semester offered | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | 18 Hours (18 x 1 hour) | |||||||||||||
Seminars / Tutorials | 7 Hours (7 x 1 hour) | ||||||||||||||
Assessment |
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- identify and discuss the key theories of naval warfare developed in the twentieth century.
- outline the impact of changing technology upon the conduct of war at sea.
- outline the evolution of thinking about land/air warfare from the First World War on, with particular attention to theories of
manoeuvre warfare and attritional warfare.
- discuss the impact of nuclear weapons and guided missile technology upon strategy and the battlefield.
- outline the development of air power and discuss the theory and practice of strategic bombing
10 ECTS credits
This module is at CQFW Level 6