Browsing 2004-05 Mershon Center Speakers and Conferences by Subject "World War I"
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James Cameron's Expedition Bismarck: A Participant's Perspective
Herwig, Holger ( 2005-03-03 )The book The Destruction of the Bismarck, written by Holger Herwig and David Bercuson in 2001, has attracted the attention of filmmaker James Cameron. Dr. Bercuson and Dr. Herwig provided historical expertise to James ... -
Knights of the Air
Fritzsche, Peter ( 2005-05-11 )Starting with World War I, individual warriors found a new arena: the air. The “Red Baron” von Richthofen, for example, meticulously noted in his Diary the details of each “kill”, how he aimed at his adversary's fuel ... -
The Pathology of War Plans: The Lessons of 1914
Hamilton, Richard; Herwig, Holger; Foerster, Stig; Gooch, John; Kronenbitter, Guenther; Menning, Bruce; Neilson, Keith; Porch, Douglas ( 2005-03-05 )The major European powers, Austria-Hungary , Britain , France , Germany , Italy , and Russia , developed war plans in the years prior to the August 1914 outbreak. These plans, all of them, proved to be seriously flawed. ...