D r.
Ja m e s
M .
M orri s
Speaker:
D r. J a m e s M . M o r r i s
Native of Michigan.
Ph.D. University of Cincinnati, 1969.
Christopher Newport University, 1971-2005,
Now Professor Emeritus of History.
Books Authored:
America's Armed Forces, 1991, 2nd. ed.
1996
Readings in American Military History,
2004
Historical Dictionary of the United States
Navy, 1998, 2nd ed. 2011
World War I
History of the U.S. Navy, 1984,
1993, 2002
History of the U.S. Army, 1986,1992,
2002.
Courses taught:
Daphne Public Library
American Military History
Civil War and Reconstruction
Great Battles of the Civil War
Great Battles of World War II
The Vietnam War
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Saturday History Series
Fall 2015
T opi c s
&
D at e s
Session One
WWI: National Interests
Daphne Recreation Center
Saturday, September 12, 2015
10:00 am
Session Two
WWI: Battles
Daphne Recreation Center
Saturday, September 19, 2015
10:00 am
Session Three
WWI: Aftermath
Daphne Recreation Center
Saturday, September 26, 2015
10:00 am
Wo rld Wa r I, 1 9 1 4 — 1 91 8 : A B loo d y T u rn in g P o in t
in th e H is to ry o f th e We s t
A n in - d e p th s u rv e y in to the c o min g o f c o n flic t,
th e h o rro r o f th e s ta le ma te o n th e Wes te rn F ro n t,
a n d th e p ea c e ma k ing in th e a fte rma th th a t
b ro u g h t a b ou t th e we a ke nin g o f We s te rn va lu e s
a n d th e ad v e n t o f Wo rld Wa r II. We wi ll c o v e r th e
ma tte r o f E u ro p e an s ta te s ’ n a tio n a l p rid e a nd th e
a s s u mp tio n s o f q u ic k v ic to ry , th e b lo o dy , tre n c h
wa rfa re a n d A me ric a ’s e ntry in 1 9 1 7 , E u rop e an
d is illu s io n me n t a n d th e co min g o f Wo rld Wa r II,
a n d th e d is a s tro u s s e ttin g o f ma p s a n d b o rd e rs in
th e Mid d le E a s t th a t se t th e s ta g e fo r th e ma n y
c o n flic ts th a t c o n tin u e to d e v o lv e in to u tte r c h a o s
to d a y .