HIST 3881 - Europe and the Second World War

Content: The purpose of this course is to examine the monumental events associated with the Second World War in Europe. It begins with the background to the war, continues with events associated with the war itself, and ends with the aftermath of the war and its impact upon Europe. Emphasis will be on the conditions of European society and politics on the eve of the war, the military campaigns and strategies of the war, conditions inside Europe during the Nazi occupation, and the consequences of the war for European society.

Taught: Alternate years

Credits: 4