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World at War Series

Product SKU: NDM24112

Price per Unit (piece): $1 226.00

This series provides background and overview of the major wars of the 20th century and at the beginning of the 21st century. It shows how warfare’s strategies and tactics have continued evolving into new forms of conflict and response, such as Terrorism and Special Forces. Strong production values grab students’ attention in both the causal & consequential information, and in the action footage, maps, and graphics that show the significant events of each conflict. 20-30 Minutes Each, Closed Captioned, ©2008 Grades 7-12

KEY BENEFITS

Most comprehensive overview of America’s role in global military history

Shows how these conflicts have affected the United States as it evolved into the world’s premier superpower but also gives information on the evolving world order

Reveals the evolution of warfare technologies and strategies, from 19^th century holdovers such as horse cavalries, indiscriminate use of explosives, and human wave charges to mechanized assaults, precision targeting, proxy combatants, and terrorist responses during one short century

Makes historical developments comprehensible to young learners through audio, visual and other teaching/learning methods particularly relevant to revealing the complexities of warfare
1. The Spanish American War: Birth of a Superpower
2. WWI Part One: 1890-1916
3. WWI Part Two: 1917-1920
4. WWII Roots Of War: 1929-1939
5. WWII Axis Power Rising: 1939-1940
6. WWII America & Japan: 1940-1941
7. WWII A World At War: 1942-1945
8. Korean War: Part 1 June-November 1950
9. Korean War: Part 2 December 1950 - July 1953
10. Vietnam War: 1962-75
11. Six Day War: 1967
12. Yom Kippur War: 1973
13. Russian-Afghanistan War: 1979-89
14. Iran-Iraq War: 1980-88
15. Lebanon War: 1982
16. Persian Gulf War: 1990-91
17. Origins Of Modern Special Forces
18. Origins Of Modern Terrorism
19. Biochemical Weapons: A Modern Threat
20. The Day The Towers Fell
21. America's Black Soldiers
22. Japanese Americans & WWII: Going For Broke
23. True Whispers: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers
24. Theatrical Newsreels of World War II