For thousands of years, military engagements between opposing nations and
societies have had important effects on all aspects of human civilization.
While the most direct and recognizable impacts of war are the victories and
defeats that shape the course of history, warfare also affects human culture
in ways that are not always appreciated or understood.

Surprising as it may seem, war often creates as well as destroys. As the
most complex of all human endeavors, warfare.from ancient to modern.has
spurred the growth of essential new technologies; demanded the adoption
of complex economic systems; shaped the ideology and culture of nations;
promoted developments in art and literature; and spread faith across
the globe.

These 48 lectures take you on an exploration of humanity's interface with
armed conflict across five continents. But this is far from a traditional
approach to military events. This panoramic series is not the history of
battles or military campaigns, but the story of the intimate interconnections
of war with human cultures and societies and how these connections have shaped
history.

Course Lecture Titles

1. What Is War?
2. The Historiography of War
3. The Stone Age War
4. Peace, War, and Civilization
5. The Chariot Revolution
6. The Sword Revolution
7. Steppes, Standing Armies, and Silver Trade
8. Pirates and Hoplites
9. Great Empires of West and East
10. War and the Rise of Religion
11. The Greek Way of War
12. An Age of War throughout the Core
13. New Empires and an Armed Peace
14. Monotheisms and Militaries
15. Barbarians and the Fall of Three Empires
16. Conquest Links the Core
17. The Middle Ages and a Common Way of War
18. Armored Horsemen and Global Feudalization
19. Crusade, Jihad, and Dharma Yuddha
20. The Mongols Conquer a World
21. The Business of War in Medieval Europe
22. The Gunpowder Revolution
23. War at the Margins
24. A World Apart.War in the Americas
25. Renaissance and Military Revolution
26. Conquest and Colonies
27. The Gunpowder Empires
28. More Holy Wars
29. The Rise of the Regiment
30. The Wooden World
31. The Global War to Control Trade
32. Warfare and the Nation-State
33. War and the Making of the Americas
34. War and the Unmaking of Africa and Asia
35. The Industrialization of War
36. The Nationalization of War
37. Race and Class at War
38. Imperialism and the Triumph of the West
39. The 19th-Century Culture of War
40. A Common Way of War.The 20th Century
41. War and 20th-Century Ideology
42. War and the Persistence of Nationalism
43. Economies and Economics at War
44. Culture and War in the 20th Century
45. The Weaponization of Information
46. Guerrilla War and Terrorism
47. The Struggle for Peace and Justice
48. Warfare at the Turn of a New Century

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