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OSHER Lifelong Learning Course: Beyond the Trenches – World War I
Beyond The Trenches: World War I Fronts in Italy, Eastern Europe, Turkey & Africa
Instructor: Karl Menninger
March 19, 26, & April 2, 2026
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Santa Marta, 12800 W. 116th Street, Olathe, KS
Description
You may be familiar with the World War I battles on the Western Front, where France and Great Britain (and later the U.S.) fought Germany in the trenches. But there was a reason it was called a World War. We will explore battles that were fought in other front, involving Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary and African colonies. We’ll also discuss the Polar Bear Expedition: what were U.S. troops doing in Siberia?
Karl Menninger is a retired government lawyer who seems to have found an avocation teaching courses on disability law, citizenship, comedy and James Bond, among other topics.
