December 27, 2004

Articles

Two interesting articles

Thomas Wildenberg on the Victory at Midway (Naval War College Review) (PDF file)

Captain Ben Simmons on the Battle of Kursk (Armor Magazine) (PDF File)

Posted by silbey at 10:49 PM

December 23, 2004

Undergraduate Research Conference

On April 16, 2005 Albright College will be hosting the 6th Annual Conference on Undergraduate Research and Expression. This conference is sponsored by the Higher Education Council of Berks County which includes Albright College, Alvernia College, Kutztown University, Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley, and Reading Area Community College. Please discuss the conference with your students and encourage them to submit material for presentation! Categories for the student submissions are paper presentation, poster presentation, visual art work, and performance (dance, music, poetry readings, public speaking, and theater). The deadline for registration is Friday, March 11.
Posted by silbey at 10:04 AM

December 14, 2004

Books for Spring 2005 Courses

Here are the books I will be using in my Spring 2005 courses.

History 121
Patrick K O'Brien, Oxford Concise Atlas of World History
Natalie Zemon Davis, The Return of Martin Guerre
Oladauh Equiano, The Life of Oladauh Equiano
Erich Marie Remarque All Quiet on the Western Front

History 290
Russell Weigley, The American Way of War
Max Boot, The Savage Wars of Peace
Donald Burgett, Currahee! A Screaming Eagle at Normandy
David Zucchino, Thunder Run

History 493
Ernst Breisach, Historiography: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern
Posted by silbey at 04:18 PM

December 06, 2004

Civil War Archive

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Posted by silbey at 09:33 AM