Using a distinctly European perspective (in which the United States is a supporting player instead of a main character), this course provides a fresh lens through which to study the European Theater?s major battles, larger-than-life personalities, twists of fate, and tales of intrigue.

Disc 1. The Battle of Moscow, December 1941 -- Anti-semitism and the Nazis -- Tearing up the treaty of Versailles -- The war begins, 1939 -- The Nazi rise to power, 1922-1933 -- The fall of France, Spring 1940. Disc 2. The battle of Britain- and the Blitz -- Britain and German's standoff at sea -- Hitler, Stalin, and Operation Barbarossa -- Roosevelt, isolationism, and lend-lease -- North Africa and the Battle of el-Alamein -- The battle of Stalingrad, 1942-1943. Disc 3. Resistance in Nazi-occupied Europe -- The Holocaust -- U-boats and the battle of the Atlantic -- The Allies invade Italy: Sicily to Anzio -- Strategic bombing over Germany -- Allied industry, spying, and wonder weapons. Disc 4. Soviets, Germans, and the Eastern front -- D-Day, June 1944 -- Hitler runs out of options, Fall 1944 -- Soviet push to Berlin and Yalta power play -- Eisenhower's endgame in Europe -- War's end: picking up the pieces.