Courses

(HIS139) FORGOTTEN BATTLES OF WORLD WAR II - OPERATION NORDWIND

This is an OLLI Digital Libraryrecording and is available to view until December 31, 2025.

Operation Nordwind in the Alsace Lorraine area was a follow-on offensive in January 1945 following the Battle of the Bulge. This American victory paved the way for the entry into southern Germany. The series is based on interviews with combat veterans, several visits to the battlefields by the presenter, after-action reports, and period topo maps.


This course is not open for registrations.
Registration opens on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 12:01 a.m.

(HIS231) ONLY HOPE: MY MOTHER AND THE HOLOCAUST BROUGHT TO LIGHT

Irving Lubliner shares his mother's Holocaust writings from Only Hope: A Survivor's Stories of the Holocaust and reflects on his experiences as the child of survivors.

This course is not open for registrations.
Registration opens on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 12:01 a.m.

(HIS232) THE CASTLES OF WESTERN EUROPE: PROFILES AND HISTORY

Discover the captivating history, design, and legends of 44 European castles in this engaging class, featuring in-depth stories of iconic sites like Bodiam and Leeds Castles.

This course is not open for registrations.
Registration opens on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 12:01 a.m.

(HIS233) THE HISTORY OF GLOBAL PANDEMICS AND EPIDEMICS

We recently experienced the COVID-19 pandemic, which some estimate has killed upwards of 20 million people, and changed our culture and economy in innumerable ways. Diseases have shaped the world from the beginning of recorded history.

This course is not open for registrations.
Registration opens on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 12:01 a.m.