| Description |
4 videodiscs (12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 293 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
| Series |
Great courses. History. Military |
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Great courses (DVD). Modern history.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
Title from the disc surface. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: General Wesley K. Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe. |
| Note |
Course No. 8706. |
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24 lectures (30 min. each). |
| Bibliography |
Course guidebook includes bibliographical references (pages 278-287). |
| Summary |
A retired four-star general analyzes more than two centuries of America's wars, including his own. |
| Contents |
disc 1: 1. -- America : forged in war -- 2. George Washington takes command -- 3. Redcoats fall to the Continental Army -- 4. Andrew Jackson and the War of 1812 -- 5. The Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 -- 6. Opening volleys of the Civil War: 1861-1862 -- disc 2: 7. The Civil War's main front: 1862 -- 8. Vicksburg to Gettysburg: 1862-1863 -- 9. Chattanooga to Appomattox: 1863-1865 -- 10. The Spanish-American War of 1898 -- 11. American expeditionary forces: 1917-1918 -- 12. John J. Pershing, the Doughboys, and France -- disc 3: 13. From Pearl harbor to the Battle of Midway -- 14. War in North Africa and the South Pacific -- 15. Air power over Germany:toward Japan by sea -- 16. From Normandy to Berlin and Tokyo -- 17. Korea and the Cold War -- 18. The United States enters Vietnam -- disc 4: 19. Elusive victory in Southeast Asia -- 20. American Forces in Grenada and Panama -- 21. Knocking Iraq out of Kuwait -- 22. Balkan Wars: Bosnia and Kosovo -- 23. Afghanistan, Iraq, and terrorism -- 24. Facing wars past and future. |
| Language |
In English ; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
United States -- History, Military.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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Educational films. (OCoLC)fst01726235
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Filmed lectures. (OCoLC)fst01726215
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Instructional films. (OCoLC)fst01726236
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Military history. (OCoLC)fst01411630
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Filmed lectures.
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Educational films.
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Instructional films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Clark, Wesley K., lecturer.
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Teaching Company.
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| ISBN |
9781629975108 |
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1629975109 |
| Music No. |
8706 The Teaching Company |
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ID8706A-01 The Teaching Company (set) |
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PB8706A The Teaching Company (guidebook) |
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PD8706A The Teaching Company (discs) |
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