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Childers, Thomas, 1946-
Subjects
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 -- Military leadership.
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Military leadership.
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Asia.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy -- Sicily.
World War, 1939-1945 -- North Africa.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan.
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945.
Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.
Midway, Battle of, 1942.
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.
Operation Overlord.
Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
Lightning war.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.
Germany -- Military policy -- 20th century.
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Childers, Thomas, 1946-
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 -- Military leadership.
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Military leadership.
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Asia.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy -- Sicily.
World War, 1939-1945 -- North Africa.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan.
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945.
Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.
Midway, Battle of, 1942.
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.
Operation Overlord.
Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
Lightning war.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.
Germany -- Military policy -- 20th century.
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World War II [videorecording (
DVD
)] : a military and social history / Thomas Childers.
by
Childers, Thomas, 1946-
Teaching Co., c1998.
Call #:
DVD
940
.54
C536w
Subjects
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 -- Military leadership.
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Military leadership.
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Asia.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy -- Sicily.
World War, 1939-1945 -- North Africa.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan.
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945.
Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.
Midway, Battle of, 1942.
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.
Operation Overlord.
Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
Lightning war.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.
Germany -- Military policy -- 20th century.
Series
Great courses (
DVD
)
Great courses (
DVD
). Modern history.
ISBN:
9781565855861 (set)
Alternate title:
Great Courses. World War II [videorecording (
DVD
)] : a military and social history
Format:
[videorecording (
DVD
)] :
Description:
6 videodiscs (ca. 15 hrs.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 115 p. ; 19 cm.).
Notes:
"30 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Book contains lecture transcripts and outlines, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.
Home use only.
Contents:
Disc 1. The origins of the Second World War -- Hitler's challenge to the International System, 1933-1936 -- The failure of the International System -- The coming of war -- Blitzkrieg.
Disc 2. The German offensive in the West -- "Their finest hour" - Britain alone -- The Battle of Britain -- Hitler moves East -- The Germans before Moscow.
Disc 3. The war in Asia -- The Japanese gamble -- The height of Japanese power -- Turning the tide in the Pacific: Midway and Guadalcanal -- The war in North Africa.
Disc 4. War in the Mediterranean: the invasions of Sicily and Italy -- Stalingrad: the turning point on the Eastern Front -- Eisenhower and Operation Overlord -- D-Day to Paris -- Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge.
Disc 5. Advance across the Pacific -- Turning point in the Southwest Pacific: Leyte Gulf and the Philippines -- The final drive for Japan: Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the fire-bombing of Tokyo -- War in the air -- Hitler's New Order in Europe.
Disc 6. "This Man's Army" -- Daily life, culture, and society in wartime -- The race for Berlin -- Truman, the Bomb, and the end of the war in the Pacific -- The costs of war.
Performers:
Lecturer, Professor Thomas Childers (University of Pennsylvania).
Summary:
These 30 half-hour lectures examines the greatest conflict in human history, the Second World War. Topics covered include the origins of the war, WWII in Europe, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi movement, the Pacific Theater and more.
Genre:
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Teaching Company.
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