HIS2179: The Two World Wars

Course Description

History 186 is a full-year lecture study of the First and Second World Wars. Key themes examined in this course include military operations and strategy, the social and military impact of modern warfare, leadership and command, the development and impact of technology, and the construction of collective memory during and after the wars.

The first term covers the First World War. Students will write a mid-term examination in class (20%) and a final examination (30%) during the December exam period. The final exam is cumulative for the term.

The second term covers the Second World War. Again, students will write a mid-term examination in class (20%) and a final examination (30%) during the April exam period. The final exam is cumulative for the term.

Required Texts

The required course text for the first term is:

David Stevenson, Cataclysm: The First World War as Political Tragedy (New York: Basic Books, 2005).

 

The required course texts for the second term are:

Williamson Murray and Allan Millett, A War to Be Won: Fighting the Second World War (Cambridge: Belknap, 2001).

Ronald Story, Concise Historical Atlas of World War Two (New York: Oxford University Press, 2006).

Evaluation

In the first term, students will write a mid-term examination in class (worth 20% of the course grade) and a final examination (worth 30% of the course grade) during the December exam period. The final exam is cumulative for the first term.

Again in the second term, students will write a mid-term examination in class (worth 20% of the course grade) and a final examination (worth 30% of the course grade) during the April exam period. The final exam is cumulative for the second term only.

 

 

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