Forgotten War: The Lasting Legacy of World War I

Course Overview

Feel the still‑reverberating aftershocks of World War I through four distinct scholarly perspectives. This concise course brings together four esteemed professors to examine the military strategy, political outcomes, cultural shifts, and long‑term legacy of the Great War for both the United States and the wider world. The lecture synthesizes military history, diplomatic consequences, social change, and the ways memory of the war shaped the 20th century.

Course Details

• Course No.: 7441

• Format: Single lecture presentation (panel of four scholars)

• Instructors: Edward T. O’Donnell, David R. Stone, Craig L. Symonds, Patrick Allitt (each offers a different historical specialty)

• Duration: 21 minutes

• Focus: causes and conduct of World War I, military strategy, triumphs and failures, and the enduring impacts on American and global politics, society, and memory

Video Lectures (organized)

01: Forgotten War: The Lasting Legacy of World War I — 21 min

Four distinguished professors—Edward T. O’Donnell, David R. Stone, Craig L. Symonds, and Patrick Allitt—present complementary perspectives on World War I. The lecture assesses the war’s military strategies, critiques command decisions, surveys political and diplomatic consequences, and traces how the war’s outcomes continued to influence American policy, international relations, and societal change throughout the 20th century.