b'WWII: Battlefield Europe Broadcast October 1227The topic of WWIIs European Theater is so vast it requires an expert historian. Enter David Stone. Over 24 lectures, he answers key questions. Why did the war prolong for 7 arduous years? What led to Germanys early gains, and what eventually stymied its advances, leading to Germanysunconditional surrender? The simple answer: strategic choicespolitical ones, economic ones, military ones. Political and military leaders had to make hard decisions, David says. We can learnCommunism in Power: From Stalin to Maoa lot by studying those choices today. Broadcast October 411 David R. Stone is Professor of Russian Studies at the US Naval War College.Indeed, history tends to repeat itself. Simply refer to the subject of theseHe has written or edited several books intriguing lectures tracking the transformation of czarist Russia into the firston military history and authored dozens communist state after Lenins death. Stalin then perfected this revolution andof articles on Russian military history.exported it globally. Upon his passing, communist regimes were in power in Eastern Europe, China, Korea and Vietnam, mounting serious challenges to western democracies. Professor Liulevicius sheds light on a revolutionary movement that played an outsized role in the 20th century and still shapes geopolitics today. Dr. Vejas Liulevicius is Professor of History and Director of the Center for the Study of War and Society at the University of Tennessee. 48'