Of Knox and Murray’s four military revolutions covered in H100, which one has had the greatest impact on Large-Scale Combat Operations (LSCO)? Use evidence from H100 (History, Theory, Doctrine, and Practice) to support your argument. In your conclusion, suggest the significance to today’s military professional. Always be specific and use Annex C (sentence outline example).
***We understand there are FIVE military revolutions, but H100 specifically covers only the first FOUR.
READ the entire Writing Requirements for more specific guidance and use the sentence outline example
Requirements:
1. A 1-2 Page outline will be submitted for review by 3 February. There will be no citations or endnotes on this document. The final paper will be submitted no later than a week after the outline has been reviewed. I will extend the due date after the outline is provided and provide a partial payment. The outline will include an attention step, the thesis, major points of evidence, supporting points of evidence, and a conclusion.
*** Refer to H100_Writing_Reference_Materials_AY21-22, p. 1-2 for the outline requirements and Annex C: Creating a Sentence Outline for specific instructions on creating a sentence outline.***
2. A week after the outline is approved the paper will be due. The paper should be in Times New Roman, 12-point font is standard for formal history paper submissions. The final essay is 3-5 double-spaced pages, not including footnotes/endnotes and bibliography. Do NOT submit an essay that is less than three total pages or more than five full pages.
** Any of the notes referenced should be cited as “Department of the Army, CGSC, Blackboard, “HXXX” (XXX=the Number it is labeled),
** The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050 by MacGregor Knox, Williamson Murray should be referenced
** Course reading should be used and referenced
Student question: “What is meant by specific evidence?”
An Argumentative Essay needs SPECIFIC evidence, not generalized statements. Each supporting paragraph should follow the formats provided in Annex C of the H100DL writing reference materials.
1. For example, the theorist prompt is about theory and specific examples. Clausewitz said X – the battle of X demonstrated this by the victory of X – this is evidence.
War is never-ending. Clausewitz defined this theory as… The First World War demonstrates this… the losing side never accepts the loss…. The elements involved in German political… social…, military… did not accept the punitive nature of the Treaty of Versailles… Led to the Second World War only 20 years after the supposed “war to end all wars…”
2. For the military revolution prompt, if you plan to argue the tank (an element of the combined arm-tactics and operations RMA, along with advancements in artillery and the advent of aircraft) as a critical element of the First World War military revolution in Large Scale Combat Operations, you could say:
Due to the high rate of fire of machine guns, barbed wire obstacles, and entrenchments, massed infantry experienced high casualties and was unable to cross no man’s land while remaining combat effective. In an effort to safely cross the open expanse of no man’s land and regain maneuver, the Allies developed the tank. The tank provided armored protection on a mobile weapons platform capable of destroying enemy positions and withstanding machine gun fire while crossing no man’s land, enabling the attacking force to reach the opposing trench line. At the battle of Cambrai, the Allies successfully employed massed tanks in a combined arms attack. The tank’s firepower and shock effect defeated the German forces and penetrated the German position to a depth of several miles achieving a victory, albeit temporary.
Be Specific in your examples – every supporting point in the essay needs proof/evidence.