Instructional Video14:45
The Great War

Austro-Hungarian Rifles of WW1

9th - Higher Ed Standards
To understand military history, it sometimes takes understanding military weapons. The video discusses how people in the Austro-Hungarian Empire used rifles during World War I. It speaks to the make and model of the rifle, as well as how...
Instructional Video10:08
Curated Video

Franklin: Animated Battle Map

6th - 12th Standards
Though not as well known as other battles of the Civil War, the Battle of Franklin resulted in substantial Union gains and enormous Confederate casualties. Learn more about an important battle of 1864 with an animated map video.
Instructional Video12:48
Crash Course

War and Civilization: Crash Course World History 205

9th - 12th Standards
Can war be an indication of a growing civilization? Crash Course World History explores the ways that wealth and power work together to form and defend empires throughout the history of mankind.
Instructional Video
American Battlefield Trust

Civil War Trust Animated Map: First Day at Chancellorsville

6th - 12th Standards
Following the Battle at Fredericksburg, the Union Army was suffering from low morale and even lower troop numbers. Once General Joseph Hooker took control, however, the outlook was not so bleak. An animated map from the Civil War Trust...
Instructional Video
American Battlefield Trust

Civil War Trust Animated Map: Chantilly

6th - 12th Standards
As the Union Army retreated from their defeat at Bull Run, the Confederate Army prepared to attack. A detailed animated map illustrated the troop movements and precision with which the generals from both ends of the battlefield executed...
Instructional Video17:38
Curated Video

Fredericksburg: Animated Battle Map

6th - 12th Standards
After the Battle of Fredericksburg, Major General Ambrose Burnside's heavy losses and strategic defeat seemed to spell the end for the Union. See how the battle unfolded with an animated map resource that demonstrates the way General...
Instructional Video6:11
American Battlefield Trust

Civil War Trust Animated Map: First Manassas

8th - 12th Standards
The Battle of First Manassas, commonly known as the First Battle of Bull Run, was the first major battle of the Civil War, signaling a conflict that would last for many years and take many lives in the process. View an animated map that...
Instructional Video7:31
National WWII Museum

Guadalcanal Intro

7th - 12th
Have you ever wondered what an amphibious landing really is? An informative video shows viewers just what that means. Engaging and interesting, it gives learners a short introduction into the United States' first...
Instructional Video12:06
The Great War

T.E. Lawrence And How He Became Lawrence Of Arabia

9th - Higher Ed Standards
T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, is a legend in movies and popular imagination who was charged with breaking Ottoman rule on the Middle East. Yet, Lawrence's own words were prophetic in forecasting the foolishness of...
Instructional Video8:48
The Great War

Hell's Handmaiden - Canadian Flying Ace Billy Bishop

9th - Higher Ed Standards
He would have been expelled for cheating, but Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop was drafted at the start of World War I before school officials could punish him. A dog fighter of legendary proportions, only the Red Baron rivaled him with...
Instructional Video10:37
The Great War

The Lion Of Verdun - Philippe Pétain

9th - 12th Standards
A lion of the battlefield, Philippe Petain directed the French forces during World War I. What influence did he and victory have over France's plans in the war?  An informative installment of the Who Did What in WWI? series helps...
Instructional Video10:06
The Great War

The Mad Baron - Roman von Ungern-Sternberg

9th - 12th Standards
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg is perhaps not well known, but his reputation as The Bloody Baron earned him a spot in the series of biographies exploring World War I. While he is perhaps best known for his role as an ardent monarchist during...