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Why They Fight: Analyzing How the Military Motivates Soldiers to Go into Combat

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.

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.

Legacies of World War I: The Veteran Experience

In this video, Dr. Jennifer Keene discusses the experiences of veterans who returned after World War I.

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: Humanitarian Efforts Following the Great War

In this video, Dr. Branden Little explains the effects of post-World War I humanitarian efforts.

African American Experiences: Sowing the Seeds of Change During World War II

In this video, Dr. Christopher Hamner explores the role of African Americans in World War II and discusses how their experiences during the war sowed the seeds of change after …

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.

Comparing Cemeteries: How Nations Remember their Fallen Service Members After World War II

In this video, Dr. Christopher Hamner explains the challenges that the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany faced and the choices they made concerning how to bury fallen soldiers …

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