"War and Society in the West, 1350-1914," is the opening course in a three-course series on the history of warfare. The course begins in the late middle ages with the impact of gunpowder, and ends with the advent of the First World War. Topics covered in the course include the impact of technology on war, the connections between culture and warfare, the growth of the state in modern Europe, the experience of soldier and civilians during war, and the rise of western military superiority.

"War and Society in the West, 1350-1914," is the opening course in a three-course series on the history of warfare. The course begins in the late middle ages with the impact of gunpowder, and ends with the advent of the First World War. Topics covered in the course include the impact of technology on war, the connections between culture and warfare, the growth of the state in modern Europe, the experience of soldier and civilians during war, and the rise of western military superiority.