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World War II : battlefield Europe.
Using a distinctly European perspective (in which the United States is a supporting player instead of a main character), this course provides a fresh lens through which to study the European Theater's major battles, larger-than-life personalities, twists of fate, and tales of intrigue.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781629978352
- ISBN: 1629978353
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm)
- Publisher: Chantilly, VA : The Great Courses, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Course No. 8762 |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. The Battle of Moscow, December 1941 -- Anti-semitism and the Nazis -- Tearing up the treaty of Versailles -- The war begins, 1939 -- The Nazi rise to power, 1922-1933 -- The fall of France, Spring 1940. Disc 2. The battle of Britain- and the Blitz -- Britain and German's standoff at sea -- Hitler, Stalin, and Operation Barbarossa -- Roosevelt, isolationism, and lend-lease -- North Africa and the Battle of el-Alamein -- The battle of Stalingrad, 1942-1943. Disc 3. Resistance in Nazi-occupied Europe -- The Holocaust -- U-boats and the battle of the Atlantic -- The Allies invade Italy: Sicily to Anzio -- Strategic bombing over Germany -- Allied industry, spying, and wonder weapons. Disc 4. Soviets, Germans, and the Eastern front -- D-Day, June 1944 -- Hitler runs out of options, Fall 1944 -- Soviet push to Berlin and Yalta power play -- Eisenhower's endgame in Europe -- War's end: picking up the pieces. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Lecturer: Professor David R. Stone, US Naval War College. |
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| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 > Battlefields > Europe. |
| Genre: | Nonfiction films. Lectures. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | 940.5421 WORLD WA (Text) | 33126019227622 | Recorded Lectures | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | 940.5421 WORLD WA (Text) | 33126019227630 | Recorded Lectures | Available | - |