WWI Lecture Series: " Prologue and Outbreak of War " at the Mattapoisett Library

Event Date: 
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 7:00pm

WWI Lecture Series: Prologue and Outbreak of War

August 16, 2016 | 7:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library

Seth Mendell gives with a broad overview of the nations of Europe as they were in the last half of the 19th century, and the circumstances that led to the outbreak of war in 1914.

WWI Lecture Series: The Opening Phases – Strategies and Battle

August 23, 2016 | 7:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library

“Let the last man on the right brush the channel with his sleeve.” Seth Mendell describes the failure of the initial German offensive, how the British Gallipoli Campaign was devised, and the importance of naval forces to the conflict.

WWI Lecture Series: Middle Phases – Major Battles and Events

August 30, 2016 | 7:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library

Seth Mendell continues his fascinating tale of WWI by examining how some of the war’s most notable battles and events played out in the context of changing warfare practices in the early 20th century.