Legacies of World War I: African Americans in World War I
In this video, Dr. Adrian Lentz-Smith explores the experiences of African Americans who served in World War I.
Legacies of World War I: Women in World War I
In this video, Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs discusses the experiences of women who served in World War I.
Legacies of World War I: Humanitarian Efforts Following the Great War
In this video, Dr. Branden Little explains the effects of post-World War I humanitarian efforts.
Legacies of World War I: The Soldier’s Experience
In this video, Dr. Jennifer Keene explores the experiences of soldiers who served in World War I.
Legacies of World War I: The Why of World War I
In this video, Dr. Michael Neiberg explains new scholarship re-examining the causes of World War I.
Women in the Workforce: Examining Depictions of Women’s Roles During World War II
In this video, Dr. Christopher Hamner explores how World War II changed gender boundaries in the United States.
The Atomic Bomb: Luis Alvarez’s Letter to his Son from Aboard the Artiste
In this video, Dr. Christopher Hamner explores how the atomic bomb ended World War II, ushering in a new era in world history.
Race and the Enemy: Comparing German and Japanese Depictions in U.S. War Propaganda
In this video, Dr. Christopher Hamner discusses the key distinctions between how U.S. World War II propaganda depicted the Germans and how it depicted the Japanese.
Planning for War: The Logistics of Sending Combat Troops into Battle
In this video, Dr. Christopher Hamner explains how sending combat troops into battle during World War II required significant planning, and how documents from the war can tell us a …
Decision: The U.S. Government’s Promise to the Families of the Fallen
In this video, Dr. Christopher Hamner explains the complex system that the U.S. government established after World War II for determining which family member would decide a fallen soldier’s place …
D-Day in Documents: Comparing Eisenhower’s “In Case of Failure Memo” to “The Order of the Day”
In this video, Dr. Christopher Hamner compares two historic docments written by General Dwight Eisenhower in the lead-up to D-Day.
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