1. Germany Attacks Staff Ride

2. Events and Goals 1940 Campaign Verdun Battlefield 1944 Campaign (Northern Shoulder) Cultural and historical exposure to Europe Focus on leadership, tactical decision making, operations, and a discussion of military history in a larger context

7. Dates December 2008: Selection Complete January 2009: Texts issued February, March, April: Monthly meetings to discuss the material 1 May Briefing Assignments Issued Prep-week: 18-22 May Fly: 29 May Staff Ride: 30 May-11 Jun

8. Reading Required: -Karl-Heinz Frieser, The Blitzkrieg Legend: The 1940 Campaign in the West -Trevor N. Dupuy, Hitler’s Last Gamble: The Battle of the Bulge Recommended: -Robert Doughty, The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France -Charles B. McDonald, A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge -Hugh M. Cole, The U.S. Army in World War II European Theater of Operations: The Ardennes: The Battle of the Bulge

9. Expectations This is a Staff Ride, not a tour You will work hard Professionalism in uniform and out You will be treated as an adult, unless you demonstrate that you can not act as one