<p>Examine the military encounters that most profoundly affected history in this sweeping course that spans from chariot battles in ancient Egypt to modern conflicts.</p>
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: What Makes a Battle Decisive?
- 02: 1274 B.C. Kadesh-Greatest Chariot Battle
- 03: 479 B.C. Plataea-Greece Wins Freedom
- 04: 331 B.C. Gaugamela-Alexander's Genius
- 05: 197 B.C. Cynoscephalae-Legion vs. Phalanx
- 06: 31 B.C. Actium-Birth of the Roman Empire
- 07: 260-110 B.C. China-Struggles for Unification
- 08: 636 Yarmouk & al-Qadisiyyah-Islam Triumphs
- 09: 751 Talas & 1192 Tarain-Islam into Asia
- 10: 1066 Hastings-William Conquers England
- 11: 1087 Hattin-Crusader Desert Disaster
- 12: 1260 Ain Jalut-Can the Mongols Be Stopped?
- 13: 1410 Tannenberg-Cataclysm of Knights
- 14: Frigidus, Badr, Diu-Obscure Turning Points
- 15: 1521 Tenochtitlan-Aztecs vs. Conquistadors
- 16: 1532 Cajamarca-Inca vs. Conquistadors
- 17: 1526 & 1556 Panipat-Babur & Akbar in India
- 18: 1571 Lepanto-Last Gasp of the Galleys
- 19: 1592 Sacheon-Yi's Mighty Turtle Ships
- 20: 1600 Sekigahara-Samurai Showdown
- 21: 1683 Vienna-The Great Ottoman Siege
- 22: 1709 Poltava-Sweden's Fall, Russia's Rise
- 23: 1759 Quebec-Battle for North America
- 24: 1776 Trenton-The Revolution's Darkest Hour
- 25: 1805 Trafalgar-Nelson Thwarts Napoleon
- 26: 1813 Leipzig-The Grand Coalition
- 27: 1824 Ayacucho-South American Independence
- 28: 1836 San Jacinto-Mexico's Big Loss
- 29: 1862 Antietam-The Civil War's Bloodiest Day
- 30: 1866 Koniggratz-Bismarck Molds Germany
- 31: 1905 Tsushima-Japan Humiliates Russia
- 32: 1914 Marne-Paris Is Saved
- 33: 1939 Khalkin Gol-Sowing the Seeds of WWII
- 34: 1942 Midway-Four Minutes Change Everything
- 35: 1942 Stalingrad-Hitler's Ambitions Crushed
- 36: Recent & Not-So-Decisive Decisive Battles
Taught by
Gregory S. Aldrete, Ph.D.
