Topic: military leadership

1. Discuss 6 of the most important advances in military technology during the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries (2 per century). Why was each important? Which of these advances originated in the United States?

2. The end of the 18th century also witnessed the end of the small professional army that had been the global model up till then. Why did mass armies become the new national model in the 19th century? Why did the United States resist this model?

3. In the 20th century what were the strategic, tactical and doctrinal implications of improved transportation and communications, and the development of aircraft and rockets?

4. What developments in other fields of human endeavor have impacted military technology? How have they done so?

5. Which American military leaders best exemplify adaptation to the realities of new technology? Why and how? Limit your discussion to military officers. You may find it helpful to refer to List of Selected Leaders throughout U.S. Military History. Also be sure to look at the pictures of these leaders that are included in a presentation at the bottom of the Course Overview section. Your choices, however, are not limited to either of these lists. - write about general patton from ww2

6. How have Precision Guided Munitions (PGM) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) affected contemporary warfare and tactics? Discuss how these and other technological innovations affected American warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan. Will any of them make other forms of combat obsolete? What ethical concerns are there with such weapon systems?