LibGuides: History: Media Resources

Media Resources

Films on Demand Master Academic Collection
The Master Academic Collection of streaming videos by Films on Demand provides online access to over 7,500 full length videos and 90,000 video clips. It covers the areas of Business & Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Science & Mathematics and Health & Medicine, as well as Archival Films & Newsreels. Please note that High-speed Internet access is required with a minimum of 380 kbps DSL, or 500 kbps Cable Modem connectivity.

1421: The Year China Discovered America?
Did China discover America? An amateur historian and former submarine commander in the British Navy, Gavin Menzies poses an argument that could change the way we perceive global history forever—that Chinese admirals discovered America and that ancient Chinese junks were the first to circle the earth.
A Necessary War (December 1941–December 1942)
After a haunting overview of the Second World War in episode 1, A Necessary War, Ken Burns takes us to back to the moment it all began. The inhabitants of four American towns recall life in their communities on the eve of the conflict.
Bankers, Builders, and New Beginnings
This program illustrates life from the perspective of the medieval merchant: urban, financially sophisticated, and revolving around trade and travel.
Who Built the Pyramids?
Despite Hollywood depictions of Egyptian taskmasters and expendable foreign slaves, historians have developed more complex theories about the people who raised the pyramids. Evidence suggests that Egyptian labor forces that took shape some 4,500 years ago helped launch early waves of urbanization.
With Malice Toward None
With Malice Toward None” covers Sherman’s Defeat at Kennesaw Mountain, George McClellan’s nomination, the Fall of Atlanta, Lincoln’s reelection, and Sherman’s March to Savannah.