History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett
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History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett |
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Updated as of 2 October 05 Today in History: On October 2, 1780, Major John André, a British spy associated with Benedict Arnold, was executed on this day in history. Quote of the Day: "In my view we are much worse off now than when we went into Iraq. This is not a partisan position. I voted for these guys." A senior figure at a military-sponsored think tank as told to James Fallows in "Bush's Lost Year" in The Atlantic Monthly (Oct. 2004) Take the Ann Coulter Quiz Where are you politically? Take the Neocon Quiz and find out. "History is Far too Important to be left to History Professors" Teaching isn't such a novel idea
Bibliography:
History of Disease Contemporary Terrorist Organizations Map of Islamic Terrorist Cells in the U.S.A.
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Practical Exercise for Splendid Little Wars
Scenario: President William Jefferson Clinton has just taken office and outgoing President George Herbert Walker Bush has left him with a nasty problem -- Somalia. Bill Clinton's NSC Director, Anthony Lake has formed an ad hoc NSC Working Group and tasked them (i.e., has given them an order) to develop a policy for the Horn of Africa. The Working Group (WG) includes representatives from State, Defense, D.I.A., CIA, and the White House staff to work on the problem. What policy will your group recommend to Tony Lake? The presentation can be given in PowerPoint with a hand copy presented to the Mr. Lake on July 24, 1993 (really 2003). Resources: Students can use the Internet as well as the material found in Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Down and Ward Carroll's Punk's War for operations on a nuclear aircraft carrier. The Working Group: Students will work in groups of five or six. They will select a team leader who will make the presentation; however, all students in the group are expected to work on the project together. They can meet before class or use a chat room on the Yahoo Group organized for this class. Go to the appropriate hyperlink for Presidential Directive, links, Maps, Order of Battle Information, and a Time Line. Grading: The project will be worth 100 points and is on par with the take home examination and the book review. All students regardless of their level, i.e., undergraduates and graduates, will work on the project together. Students will evaluate each other and their evaluation will be worth 50% of the project, the instructor will evaluate the overall presentation for the final 50% of the grade. TO&E for the Working Group:
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