Lectures tagged "WWII"

James Bradley: The Imperial Cruise
James Bradley
December 9, 2009
00:50:39
Writer James Bradley discusses his new book, The Imperial Cruise: A True Story of Empire and War.
The Fall of the Wall: 20 Years After
Verner Pike
November 8, 2009
01:12:02
Verner Pike, Christoph Ruckel, Heinz-Gerd Reese, and Wolfgang Krueger reminisce and commemorate the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Audio-only
Rick Atkinson: The Day of Battle
Rick Atkinson
September 22, 2008
00:57:06
Pulitzer Prize-winning Rick Atkinson presents his latest book, The Day of Battle. He follows the strengthening American and British armies of WWII, as they invade Sicily in July 1943 and then, mile by bloody mile, fight their way north toward Rome.
The Irregulars: Baker Street Spies in Wartime Washington
Jennet Conant
September 11, 2008
00:51:43
Jennet Conant discusses her new book, The Irregulars: The Baker Street Spies in Wartime Washington. It is an account of deceit, double dealing, and moral ambiguity; all in the name of victory. Conant's narrative is based on never-before-seen wartime letters, diaries, and interviews.
Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: 1938 - 1940
Will Swift
June 12, 2008
01:25:11
Will Swift discusses his new book, The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: A Thousand Days in London, 1938 - 1940. During this brief but crucial period, the Kennedys emerged as the political dynasty we know today, setting the stage for all their future successes and tragedies.
Escape to the Middle Ages: The Resurgence of Tolkien
Kathryn Lynch
January 1, 2008
00:56:49
Kathryn Lynch suggests that a contemporary world torn apart by global strife and terrorism finds a timeless interest in the world of the quiet Oxford don. The fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien has always found a ready audience.
Audio-only
Bearing Witness: Captivity, Protest, and Survival II
Murray Lynn
March 22, 2007
01:31:23
Murray Lynn shares stories of his ordeal and survival through WWII Auschwitz concentration camp. Dr. Catherine Lewis, Kennesaw State University, moderates.
George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin
George Stevens Jr.
June 20, 2005
01:31:50
George Stevens Jr. introduces and discusses D-Day to Berlin, the Emmy Award winning documentary he made using color footage that his father, acclaimed director George Stevens, filmed across Europe at the end of World War II. In 1943, Stevens Sr.