Study Group on the History of Military Revolutions

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Study Group

Study Group on the History of Military Revolutions

Staff:	Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies

March 1, 2003 - Present

This study group will result in a book that examines four major technological revolutions of the past 500 years (Gunpowder, Industrial, Mechanization, and Computerization) and how they transformed warfare and the international balance-of-power. For each military revolution, Mr. Boot will provide dramatic narratives of key conflicts--from the battle of the Spanish Armada to the recent war in Afghanistan--that highlight the effects of changing technologies on strategy. In addition, Mr. Boot applies the lessons of history to current dilemmas, examining crucial questions such as how long America's military advantage will last, and what the United States can do to preserve its hegemony.

This project has been made possible with the generous support from the following:

Smith Richardson Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Randolph Foundation

Roger and Susan Hertog

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation

Carnegie Corporation

John M. Olin Foundation

Meetings

Section III: The Second Industrial Age

Study Group Meeting

October 19, 2004

Panelist:	Paul Kennedy, J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History, and Director of International Security Studies, Yale University
Speaker:	Max Boot, Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Section II: The Industrial Revolution

Study Group Meeting

May 19, 2004

Panelist:	Paul Kennedy
Speaker:	Max Boot

Contact Victoria Thompson at (212) 434-9668 or vthompson@cfr.org

Section I: Gunpowder Revolution

Study Group Meeting

October 15, 2003

Panelist:	Paul Kennedy, Yale University
Speaker:	Max Boot

Contact Victoria Thompson at 212-434-9668 or vthompson@cfr.org

The History of Military Revolutions

Study Group Meeting

March 4, 2003

Presider:	Paul Kennedy, Dilworth Professor of History, Yale University
Speaker:	Max Boot, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

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James M. Lindsay
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