He served as Professor of Strategy at the Britannia Royal Naval College from 1994 to 1995.ĭuring a 30-year teaching career at the US Naval Academy, Professor Symonds served a four-year term as department chair and held the Class of 1957 Distinguished Chair of Naval Heritage from 2011 to 2012. Professor Symonds received his PhD in History from the University of Florida. King Distinguished Professor of Maritime History at the US Naval War College and Professor Emeritus of History at the US Naval Academy. It's good for those who are looking for an introduction.Ĭraig L. If you are a serious student of WW2 or a WW2 geek (like me) you can skip this course. Didn't he review each segment before it went to final edit? I expected better attention to detail from The Great Courses and certainly from Dr. B-17 footage is shown when the topic is construction of the B-29, etc. Symonds is discussing the problems that jungle environments have on weapons and that rifles had to be cleaned every day we are shown footage of British troops cleaning rifles in North Africa. Examples: when the Doolittle Raid was being presented we are treated to footage of B-24s when Dr. That would be bad enough but very often the footage being shown was incorrect. Nor do we get an in depth look at the ways in which Japan's military developed and in what important ways it differed from the western allies.Īlso, the film footage and photographs used were the same old photos and films we have seen for the last 50 years on the Military Channel, and quite often they were of poor quality and grainy. Symonds doesn't even take the time to explain how it was that the Japanese militarists were able to gain control of the government after the Meji Restoration. It is just a recitation of the major events. Symonds delivers a highly polished presentation all we get is Pacific War 101.we never get in depth military history that asks WHY, WHEREFORE & HOWCOME.we never get critical analysis and comparisons. Polished but shallow I purchased this with expectations of taking a deep dive into genuine military history but was disappointed all I got was a surface review of the Pacific war.
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