Course Description: World War 1 forever changed the world. This unnecessary conflict wiped out a generation of Europeans, created the Middleast as we know it today. It fomented the Russian Revolution, destroyed dynasties, significantly changed geographical borders in Europe and, worst of all, brought us World War 2. How and why this happened is the subject matter of this class along with the impact of trench warfare on a generation of young men and the destruction of a beautiful part of Europe and its civilians. Names burned into history, the Marne, the Somme, Verdun, Gallipoli and Flanders will be placed into context.

Course Instructor: Dick Clark graduated from the USC School of Business 1960. In 1997, upon retirement, he joined the Palm Springs Air Museum, a World War II air museum, as a docent and served as such until he was nominated to the presidency of that museum in 2010. In addition, he served on their Board of Directors. During those years his responsibilities included touring groups and teaching classes to new docents and lecturing on WWII history. He has also taught Summer Citizens classes at USU in the past three years on the subject of World War II.
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