Military History of Portugal: XIXth-XXth centuries

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

The teaching of this course is based on theoretical and theoretical-practical classes, supported by the analysis of bibliography, documents and maps. Continuous assessment focuses on the preparation of individual papers

Learning Outcomes

Given the historical period of the 19th and 20th centuries in Portugal:

- To interpret the evolution and power lines of the Portuguese Strategic Concept;

- To study warfare in terms of strategy, organization, and military administration;

- To analyze the methodology for use of military force, taking into account the objectives to be achieved and the threats to be overcome;

- To understand the integration of the armed forces and the military in the political and social context.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1.Portugal in the context of the Revolutionary Wars(1793-1815)
French Invasions-Resistance to occupation
The Portuguese military apparatus and ally in the Peninsular War
2.The Constitutional Monarchy and the African Option(1820-1910)
Civil war in Portugal:1828-1834 and 1846-1847
The African Option-military organization and joint operations in the imposition of sovereignty
3.Portugal and the World Wars of the 20th century(1914-1989)
Portuguese belligerence in World War I.European and African theaters
The New State and "Cooperating Neutrality" in World War II. The role of the Armed Forces
Portugal and the Atlantic Alliance in the context of the Cold War
4.The War in Africa,1961-1975
Military reorganization and methodology of the use of forces
War of subversion and counterinsurgency in the military theaters of Angola,Guinea and Mozambique
5.The role of the Armed Forces in social-political situation in Portugal(1820-1975)
6.Military Portugal in the 21st century.Trends and challenges

Assessment Methods

Assessement
Research work: 100.0%

Bibliography

1. BARATA, Manuel Themudo e TEIXEIRA, Nuno Severiano (Dir), Nova História Militar de Portugal, Vol. 3 e 4, Rio de Mouro, Círculo de Leitores, 2004.

2. CANN, P. John, Contra-Insurreição em África 1961-1974. O Modo Português de Fazer a Guerra, S. Pedro do Estoril, Atena, 1998.

3. CARRILHO, Maria, Forças Armadas e Mudança Política em Portugal no Séc. XX. Para uma Explicação Sociológica do Papel dos militares, Lisboa, Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, 1985.

4. MACEDO, Jorge Borges de, História diplomática Portuguesa, Constantes e Linhas de Força. Estudo de Geopolítica, Lisboa, Tribuna da História, 2008.

5. PERES, Damião (Coord), História de Portugal, Barcelos, Edição Monumental da Portucalense Editora, 1935.