US ARMY WAR COLLEGE NATIONAL STRATEGY SEMINAR 10-13 June 1958 PRECIS The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief description of the College curriculum and the work of the National Strategy Seminar. MISSION AND CURRICULUM At the Army War College selected Army officers are engaged in pre - paring themselves for the highest command and general staff positions in the Army, and for such other high-level government positions as the Army may be called upon to fill. In addition, the student body contains representa- tives of the Department of State, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and certain other agencies of the government. The curriculum, oriented toward the next decade, covers two general fields: Part I, designed to develop a fuller understanding of national and international affairs and the problems associated with a realistic national strategy; and, Part II, which concentrates on the problems associated with the development of a national military program -- a program directing the development, disposition, employment, maintenance and support of the military forces necessary to further national interests and to achieve national objectives in peace and war. In Part I the student develops his perspective of global conflict, of our own and foreign national interests, and of national power. Concepts and instrumentalities of international relations are examined and strategic areas of the world are assessed, together with United States policies toward them. Critical issues facing the United States in the field of international relations are analyzed. In Part II the student examines our armed services of the United States, their doctrines, interrelationships, and strategic employment, both jointly and in conjunction with allies. Special emphasis is given to the Army's mission and role, at present and in the future. Strategic studies are under- taken from the level of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Department of the Army down to the unified and senior service commands in an overseas theater. War gaming is presented as a tool for testing concepts and plans.