History mit opencourseware free online course materials. In any event, here are a dozen books that, for me, tell the story of the civil war with literary elegance, intellectual gusto and enormous flair. Free education audiovideo courses history and human culture. Professor wrightson begins his examination of the major events of the english civil wars which culminated ultimately with the defeat of the royalist forces and the execution of king charles i in 1649.
She explored how the diverse populations of the region reacted to the war and chose between siding with the union or the confederacy. A global history of war is one of the first works to focus not on the impact of war on civilizations, but rather on how civilizations impact the art and execution of war. This is a course on the history of mathematics by n j wildberger. Audio courses from modern scholar audio books, podcasts. Utah state university professor maria angela diaz taught a class on the civil war in the west and looked at the conflict in states and territories such as missouri, kansas, texas, and arizona. Dec 22, 2014 introduction this is a listing of 20 sites that legally offer free historical audiobooks and courses in audio andor video. The 2004 cbc massey lectures, a short history of progress. Lecture 20 constitutional revolution and civil war, 16401646 overview.
One rule that i will go with is that the lectures submitted here should be longer than 25 minutes and from youtube or vimeo. War and peace is a long book, sure, but its also a thrilling examination of history populated with some of the deepest, most realistic characters. The best books on world war i five books expert recommendations. Feldt codenamed his organization ferdinand, a name from a popular childrens book. Over 4000 free audio and video lectures, seminars and teaching resources from oxford university. A world war i history or two can be an ideal companion. This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the american civil war, from the 1840s to 1877.
This is a collection of links to audiovideo courses and lectures in history and human culture from educational institutions around the world. In this st johns college research centre 2012 annual lecture, professor margaret macmillan examines the reasons why this question has remained important over the last 100 years and suggests some possible explanations for the outbreak of the war. Subjects 20th century history military history european history history past lectures in this series watched. From the new york times bestselling author stephen ambrose comes a timeless audio collection dday.
Full audio books for everyone earns money off of the above links. History get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. A saga of churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz. Faculty of history university of oxford podcasts audio. Medieval and modern history has been studied at oxford for longer than at almost any other university. The future of the university leicester, october 2004.
They focus on louisa may alcotts time as civil war nurse chronicled in her book, hospital sketches. Lectures on ancient and early medieval history main. There will be two required papers of 56 pages each. A history of the stomach professor joanna bourke thursday, 19 march 2020 6. Join students in college classrooms to hear lectures on topics ranging from the american revolution to 911. While many books examine specific wars, few study the history of war worldwide and from an evolutionary perspective. American civil war collection, volume 1 full audiobook by. Pretty staggering, especially considering that these lectures come from worldclass institutions like stanford, mit, yale, uc berkeley, and oxford. In the second world war, every bond between man and man was to perish. Fresno, lectures to a history class on masters and commanders during world war ii.
Good lectures on history from university level academics. Listen and learn about world history with more than 25 titles from learnoutlouds free resource of the day emails. I have purchased lectures from the great courses catalogue, and i have enjoyed them thoroughly, but i can only afford to buy them when they are on sale. The 2004 cbc massey lectures, a short history of progress social sharing. Send us your details and we will send you a free programme of our lectures. The best world war ii books, as recommended by one of the most. Copied to on closure of the ucb podcast site in order to preserve access. Today, were featuring two classes taught by professor richard bulliet at columbia university, which will teach you the history of the world in 46 lectures. There is also a listing here of reading material in this genre at free history ebooks online all of these sites listed have content that is legal for them to distribute and for you to read andor download if you find that any site listed is offering content that can not. A public lecture for a series on the united states and world war one. Download audible audiobooks featuring military history audio books including best sellers, new releases and customer picks.
A more interesting book of stones is the eastern front 19141917. The main fault of this book is its obsession with disproving clausewitz statement that war is an extension of politics. Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the left. Emeritus professor of english social history at the university of london, and author of life, death, and growing up on the western front.
Speeches by angela davis, che guevara, elijah muhammad, h. In a brief history of the world, youll survey the expanse of human development and civilization across the globe. These lectures were written over the past ten years and served as the basis for my western civilization and upper level european history courses at florida atlantic university davie, fl, broward community college now broward college, coconut creek, fl, vancegranville community college henderson, nc. To all the naysayers, please read his incredibly boring book, the camel and the wheel you will learn a huge amount about camels and camel saddles, but once you get past that, and start putting that information in to the broader picture of roman and islamic history, it has an very big impact. In january, 2011, cspan expanded its programming offerings with a new historybased service airing weekends on cspan3. Free world history audio books, mp3 downloads, and videos.
Book club genres all book club genres sorting by best selling this month. Choices of topics and readings will be provided in each of two broad categories or sections of the course. Chancellorsville and gettysburg full audiobook youtube. Crimes were committed by the hitler regime that find no equal in scale and wickedness with any that have darkened the human record. I have searched online but cant find anything close, but i have to be missing something since theres so many resources in nyc. The courses and lectures cover various subjects in history and human culture, including european civilization, world civilization, roman architecture, human rights, modern freedom struggle in african. Commander eric augustus feldt 18991968 was an officer in the royal australian navy. We will follow john stillwells text mathematics and its history springer, 3rd ed. Free audio books in genre history that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player.
Turn every commute and every long line into serious emt study time. Philosophy and social theory i 17th to mid 19th century, 7 november 2004. Historian jonathan boff talks us through the latest books and best modern. My own historical novel recounts the true events of my mothers early life in eastern poland during the gathering storm of world war ii. Ap world history a brief history of the world audio lectures in world history 30 minutes in length by peter stearns, provost and professor of history at george mason university. This is a collection of links to audio video courses and lectures in history and human culture from educational institutions around the world. Feldt codenamed his organization ferdinand, a name from a popular childrens book about a bull. Professor stearns has worked extensively for the advanced placement program and chaired the committee that devised and implemented the ap world history course. Apr 15, 2016 10 excellent audiobooks about american history rebecca joines schinsky apr 15, 2016 hamilton fever is burning as hot as ever, were in the thick of a truly bananas election cycle or celebration of democracy, as my favorite high school civics teacher would call it, and theres no time like the present to put some great books about. Hello all, i am really interested in attending some lectures on ancient history sumergobekli tepebaalbek ect. Fitness mentors online course for the nasm cpt provides you 7 different study materials for the nasm cpt along with a pass guarantee. A superbly readable military history by a novelist who did a massive amount of historical research.
The book derives from a series of lectures on the military leadership of nine critical historical figures. In 2018 she gave the bbcs reith lectures on the subject of war and humanity and. American civil war collection, volume 1 various compilation of american civil war related poems and short. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple meanings of a transforming event in american history. Students are encouraged to study the past from a variety of perspectives social, economic, cultural, and political and to understand the world they inhabit as a product of historical processes.
No other book explores the central role that house and home play in the. From these emails, weve whittled it down to the best of the bunch, with great lectures, overviews covering topics such as the roman era, world military history, napoleons rise and fall, british history, and the revolutions that rocked both america and france. A series of lectures to analyse five different aspects of the first world war. William philpott war of attrition fighting the first world war audiobook part 1 by eisse enlt. In his newest book, richard overy plumbs over 3,000 years of history, from the.
Over the course of 36 riveting lectures, youll apprehend the big picture of world history from the invention of agriculture in the neolithic era to the urbanized, technologically sophisticated world of the 21st century. Abner doubleday began the civil war as a union officer and aimed the first cannon shot in response to the bombardment opened on. The most significant military engagements in history define the very nature of war. We took our collection of 550 free online courses from great universities and did a backoftheenvelope estimate of the total number of hours of free audio video lectures it offers. Philosophy and social theory ii mid 19th century to today, 14 november 2004. What are some good audio lectures for someone interested. War games at the field of the cloth of gold professor glenn richardson thursday, 7 may 2020 6. Up until then military history had usually been written by retired officers or generals, trying to. Sep 29, 2014 a series of lectures to analyse five different aspects of the first world war. The civil war and reconstruction era, 18451877 open.
May 15, 2017 why are we still trying to understand the outbreak of world war one. The mit history faculty offers about 70 subjects in the areas of ancient, north american, european, east asian, and middle eastern history. What are some good audio lectures for someone interested in. We took our collection of 550 free online courses from great universities and did a backoftheenvelope estimate of the total number of hours of free audiovideo lectures it offers. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. They will download to your computer and be playable by most computer audio players. Audio lectures controversial, historical, hardcore, inciting, straight to the point speeches that will make you jump up and say yea. In historys people internationally acclaimed historian margaret macmillan gives. American history tv ahtv features programming geared toward history lovers with 48 hours every weekend of people and events that document the american story. I also wanted to try and reflect the fact that the way we write the history of the first. The first course, history of the world to 1500 ce available on youtube and itunes video takes you from prehistoric times to 1500, the cusp of early modernity.
Most of the experience of humanity is contained in the past. History of mathematics youtube lectures by n j wildberger. A brief history of the world audio lectures in world history 30 minutes in length by peter stearns, provost and professor of history at george mason university. Free education audiovideo courses history and human. The coastwatchers task was to monitor japanese activity in the islands that make up the solomon archipelago. He would just sit down beside them and then write up the notes afterwards. But do you really want such a short account of such a long war. Discussionquestion i was hearing recently from a friend of the family that many universities are starting to offer free nocredit versions of their classes and was wondering if you all could recommend some good sources for lectures on history.
Free audio books in genre war stories that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. This subreddit is for those interested in finding and sharing historical lectures of academic level. The civil war and reconstruction era, 18451877 with david w. There are over 100 audio courses in the categories of history, philosophy, literature, and a handful of other college subjects. Some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the world, including yale, the massachusetts institute of technology, and uc berkeley, offer free audio lectures that can be played on your computer, mp3 player, or ipod. During the second world war, until 1943, he was the director of the coastwatchers organization. These lectures were written over the past ten years.
Embed for hosted blogs and item lectures on history from university level academics. They are far from free, although they do send free audio lectures sometimes. A conservative estimate puts it north of 15,000 hours. Welcome to the history guides lectures on ancient and medieval european history. This collection has been established to save whatever lectures are available from the university of california at berkeley after their podcast repository was removed without warning on 1 july 2011. Rap brown, kwame ture, malcolm x, john henrik clarke, del jones, mumia, marcus garvey, dr. Generally the emphasis will be on mathematical ideas and results, but largely without proofs, with a main eye on the historical flow of ideas. Stalingrad is a narrative history written by antony beevor of the battle fought in and around the city of stalingrad during world war ii, as well as the events. Download audible audiobooks featuring first world war history audio books including best sellers, new releases and customer picks. The coastwatchers task was to monitor japanese activity in the islands that make up. From james mcphersons definitive history to tony horwitzs adventures among obsessives, here are the 11 best books on the civil war in time. Mark kac, professor of mathematics, rockefeller university.
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