This course, graphic at times, helps you solve the puzzle of Hitler's rise to power in a highly-educated, industrially developed country. Professor Childers meticulously investigates the roots of Nazi support, bringing you back to the disastrous Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I and taking you through the horrifying details of Hitler's ideology and the holocaust.
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In this innovative, biographical series, Professor Jonathan Steinberg will allow you to develop a new comprehension of the living context of history. You will appreciate the great, transforming themes embodied by the 35 key figures who populate this fascinating march of biographies through two centuries of the grand drama of European history.
They are said to be the most powerful rulers who ever lived—a checkered mix of the wise, the brutal, and the unhinged. For more than five centuries they presided over a multiethnic empire that was nearly always at war, if not with neighbors then with rebellious factions within the empire itself. The full scope of their powers was not systematized in constitutional law, a fact that tempted many of them to overreach disastrously; and the lack of clear rules of succession meant that most of them died violently. Meet the Emperors of Rome.
In the 24 lectures of The Great Tours: Germany and Austria, you’ll delve deeply into two unforgettable countries, their extraordinary historic and contemporary cultures, and their legacy as fountainheads of European civilization. You’ll visit extraordinary sites from Roman fortresses, majestic cathedrals, and medieval cityscapes with castles and palaces to modern wonders of industry and futuristic urban planning, as well as some of the world’s most beloved cities, which brim with local traditions, iconic beers and foods, and the unique culture of the German-speaking world.
Explore the storied history of two cultures often overlooked with this set. From magnificent rise to tragic collapse to stunning rebirth, explore the grand story of The Ottoman Empire. Then, discover the historical context for today’s political climate with A History of Eastern Europe.
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