HIST5275 · History
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
History Majors Only.. Unlike other courses you may have taken, the aim here is to give students an experience of concentrated study on a single year of the First World War, 1916. Within that parameter there will be twelve topics which will include Gallipoli, the Somme, the Battle of Jutland, and the war on the Eastern Front. Each student will become an expert in two such topics. Students will read a general book on the war in 1916, prepare their two areas of expertise and read two large books on World War I which will provide the context for the concentration on 1916. This is an intense project and is not for the faint hearted. A lot of reading is required, but you will emerge as an expert on WWI in general and of the war in 1916 in particular.
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4.8 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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4.9 / 5
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4.7 / 5
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~5
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Fall 2022
1 section