How America Fights: War and Society since 1898

Andrew Huebner, University of Alabama

This course will engage students in the study of war and American society since 1898. It is not a class about military strategy or foreign policy. Rather, we will survey the radiating impact of armed conflict and military service on individuals, communities, culture, and politics. And in the other direction, we will examine the ways fundamental features of American society (race, gender, class, citizenship, sexual orientation) influence the country’s military experience.