戰爭性質的變化與國際衝突，1919-2011

This Multi-day (5 day) class entitled "The changing nature of warfare and international conflict, 1919-2011" For a SOW (Scheme of Work), a detailed plan for the classes see the attached. 
Through a series of in-class presentations, participation from students, and the instructor's insight this class will cover the following topics: 

Week of 1 February: The changing nature of warfare, 1919–39 
Changes in the nature of warfare, including gas, tanks and heavy artillery. Emergence of submarines and military aircraft – fighter and bomber planes in conflicts in East Asia and Abyssinia. Use of guerrilla tactics in the Spanish Civil War. 

Week of 8 February: Changing methods of warfare by land, air and sea, 1939–45 
Blitzkrieg in Europe. The Battle of Britain, the Blitz, V weapons and the allied bombing of Germany. Developments in U-boat warfare in the Atlantic. Amphibious and paratrooper operations such as D-Day and Arnhem (1944–45). Civilian resistance movements, especially in France. The importance of aircraft carriers in the Pacific War (1941–45). 

Week of 15 February: New forms of conflict – nuclear and guerrilla war versus conventional war, 1945–75 
Reasons for dropping atom bombs in 1945. Key developments in the nuclear arms race (1945–75), the development and means of delivering other weapons of mass destruction, MAD theory and nuclear proliferation. Arms limitation and reduction talks. The continuing importance of conventional warfare, especially in Arab-Israeli conflicts. Superpowers and asymmetric guerrilla warfare, especially in Vietnam. 

Week of 22 February: Conventional war and the development of ‘new’ wars, 1976– 2000 
Continuing importance of conventional warfare, especially in the first Gulf War. The Falklands War and developments in aircraft carrier warfare. Nuclear submarines and the first Gulf War. Superpowers and guerrilla warfare, especially in Afghanistan. Further developments in nuclear warfare – ‘Star Wars’ and the end of the nuclear arms race.

Week of 1 March: Changing methods of warfare at the beginning of the 21st century, 2000–2011 
Impact of terrorism, especially 9/11. New wars and high-tech warfare, the importance of ‘surgical’ airstrikes in the 21st-century wars in the Middle East. The development of drone wars in Pakistan and unmanned land vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Students and instructor will work through a series of course related questions and activities as summative exercises.