World War II Schedule

Date Topic Readings Video/DVD
Jan. 17 The Rise of Hitler See Syllabus World at War: A New Germany 1933-1939
Jan. 24 No Class No Class No Class
Jan. 31 Troubles in Asia/From Munich to Warsaw See Syllabus World at War: A Distant War, September 1939-May 1940
Feb. 7 The Fall of Poland See the Syllabus World at War: Alone May 1940-May 1941
Feb. 14 Fall of France See Syllabus  
Feb. 21 The Battle of Britain and Coming of Barbarossa See Syllabus -- Will Meet in Science 72 This time only because of the Martin Dees lecture  
Oct. 14 Uneasy Allies/Arsenal for Democracy/Road to Midway Calvocoressi, 347-410; 1030-1072; Kennedy, 140-189 World at War: On Our Way - USA 1939-1942/Dear I'll Be Back in a Year
Oct. 21 The Road to Stalingrad and the Counterattack Calvocoressi, 347-395; 479-511; 1073-1087

First Midterm Due October 21

World at War: Stalingrad - June 1942-February 1943
Oct. 28 Battle of the Atlantic and Bombs over Germany Calvocoressi, 459-478; 479-511; 1073-1087 World at War: Wolf Pack - U-Boats in the Atlantic 1939-1944
Nov. 4 Tough Old Gut and Prep for D-Day Calvocoressi, 396-410; 533-554; Kennedy, 244-283 World at War: Morning June - August 1944
Nov. 11 No Class No Class No Class
Nov. 18 Collapse of Germany and Japan on the Ropes Calvocoressi, 555-592; 1091-1132; Kennedy, 284-320 World at War: Japan 1941-1945
Nov. 25 Thanksgiving Break Thanksgiving Break Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 2 The Final Reckoning for Japan Calvocoressi, 1133-1165; Kennedy, 321-372 World at War: Pacific - February 1942-July 1945
Dec. 9 Atomic Bombs and the Collapse of Japan Calvocoressi, 1166-1124; Kennedy, 373-433 World at War: The Bomb - February - September 1945
Dec. 13-17 All Papers Due All Papers Due All Papers Due