Syllabus


Links Used in Class



Date
Topic
Readings & Assignments
Monday
17 Mar 14
Introduction

Wednesday
19 Mar 14
Logistics of London
1930’s Map of the London Underground

Children’s Map of London

Map of Great Britain -- Her Natural & Industrial Resources (1939)
Friday
21 Mar 14
Blitz preparations
London Goes to War, 1939

Worksheet from the Metropolitan Police Office

Shop Windows in Soho
Monday
 24 Mar 14
Evacuations
Daily Telegraph article from Sept. 2, 1939

Footage of children being evacuated (1939)

The National Gallery in Wartime
Wednesday
26 Mar 14
Attacks begin
Day one timeline of where the bombs fell

The Blitz…in pictures

The first night: Black Saturday
Friday
28 Mar 14
Test #1
Study!
Monday
31 Mar 14
Life Underground
Sheltering in a London Tube Station

The Tube in the Blitz

Shelter Underground
Wednesday
2 Apr 14
Keeping spirits up – songs
There’ll Always Be An England  and other War Music

Vera Lynn Songs on YouTube
Friday
4 Apr 14
Keeping spirits up – speeches
Churchill on the Battle of France

Winston Churchill Speech on The Blitz
Monday
7 Apr 14
The Role of the Royals
Princess Elizabeth’s Broadcast to Children

Queen Mother Blitz letter: in full
Wednesday
9 Apr 14
The Royal Air Force
LIFE magazine “In Praise of the RAF”
Friday
11 Apr 14
Test #2
Study!
Monday
14 Apr 14
International views of the Blitz

Wednesday
16 Apr 14
International views of the Blitz

Friday
18 Apr 14
No class...
Happy Easter!
Monday
21 Apr 14
No class...
Happy Easter!
Wednesday
23 Apr 14
International views of the Blitz

Friday
25 Apr 14
In-class proofreading session
Paper Due @ 10:00 p.m.
Monday
28 Apr 14
Representing the Blitz in Art
Exhibition of work by war artists

Museum of London: The Blitz
Tuesday
29 Apr 14

Scholar's Day!

Wednesday
30 Apr 14
Censorship during the Blitz
“Censored for days, this picture was finally published in the Mail…”
Friday
2 May 14
Assessing the damage
Bomb Sight!

The Blitz: Oxford Street’s store wars

Corbis Images of Blitz damage
Monday
4 May 14
Impact of the Blitz on WWII
Why target Dresden?
Wednesday
6 May 14
Review Day

Monday
12 May 14
Final Exam @ 6:30 p.m.
Study!