OVERVIEW

War marks the history of mankind with pandemic recurrence. In the course will be provided the tools to know the shapes, explain the dynamics and decipher the meanings

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course offers a basic introduction to the history of the many forms of war (conventional war, total war, civil war, guerrilla, etc.) from Ancient Age to the 20th century. The course will focus on the relation between war, society and culture by analyzing and discussing specific cases. The aim is to provide students with tools to understand how State, the army, the navy, politics, economy, strategic thinking and collective mentality are connected to one other and how they jointly influenced the long-run military dynamics in European history.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course has two objectives:

1) To understand the structural aspects of military history in its various fields and problems

2) Master the historiographic vocabulary and the tools of analysis and interpretation of the sources

PREREQUISITES

General knowledge of ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary history

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal and seminar lessons open to the questions and curiosities of the students

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

History of war, warfare and military from ancient Greece to the Second World War

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reference bibliography (Note: The reference bibliography is not the exam schedule)

J. Black, Breve storia della guerra, Il Mulino, Bologna 2009

H. Sidebottom, La guerra nel mondo antico, Il Mulino, Bologna 2014

V. D. Hanson, L'arte occidentale della guerra. Descrizione di una battaglia nella Grecia classica, Mondadori, Milano 1990

G. Brizzi, Il guerriero, l'oplita, il legionario. Gli eserciti nel mondo classico, Il Mulino, Bologna 2002

G. Ravegnani, Soldati e guerre a Bisanzio. Il secolo di Giustiniano, Il Mulino, Bologna 2009

A. A. Settia, Rapine, assedi, battaglie. La guerra nel Medioevo, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2002

A. Musarra, 1284 La battaglia della Meloria, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2018

G. Parker, La rivoluzione militare. Le innovazioni militari e il sorgere dell'Occidente, Il Mulino, Bologna 1990

G. Cerino Badone, Potenza di fuoco. Eserciti, tattica e tecnologia nelle guerre europee dal rinascimento all'età della ragione, Libreria Militare, Roma 2013

A. Berbero, La battaglia. Storia di Waterloo, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2013

R. Luraghi (a cura di), La guerra civile americana, Il Mulino, Bologna 1978

J. Keegan, La prima guerra mondiale. Una storia politico-militare, Carocci, Roma 2000

J. Keegan, La seconda guerra mondiale (1939-45). Una storia militare, Rizzoli, Milano 20063

R. Overy, La strada della vittoria. Perché gli alleati hanno vinto la seconda guerra mondiale, Il Mulino, Bologna 2002

E. Traverso, A ferro e fuoco. La guerra civile europea (1914-1945), Il Mulino, Bologna 2007

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

EMILIANO BERI (President)

PAOLO CALCAGNO

LUCA LO BASSO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

14 february 

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam. One subject at the candidate's choice and at least two other subjects at the teacher's choice

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The objective of the examination is to verify the ability to treat the subject with mastery, appropriate language, explanatory clarity and critical spirit. The knowledge of the themes, the ability to express oneself and the ability to analyse will have equal weight in the calculation of the final score.

The teacher will make available to students the handouts of each lesson - downloadable in pdf format - in the "aulaweb" and in the Facebook group "Storia militare - Scienze Storiche (Unige)".

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

The wide range of topics and chronology covered by the course, and the need to contain the teaching load, make it impossible to use the reference bibliography as an examination program. Attendance at lessons is therefore strongly recommended