Virginia Tech's online course, "Social Aspects of the Civil War," taught by Alumni Distinguished Professor of History James I. Robertson, Jr., is now available in DVD.

The short course consists of six audiovisual lectures, interactive online discussions hosted by Robertson, and a Civil War trivia game to test your knowledge against other history buffs.

"This course will show the distance learner what the Civil War was like through the eyes of those who lived it," says Robertson.

Robertson, an award-winning author who appears frequently on public television and hosts a regular Civil War program for public radio, was an historical consultant for the major motion picture Gods and Generals, which is based on the novel by Jeff Shaara and is set to be released by Warner Bros on Feb. 21. Stephen Lang plays the role of Thomas Jonathan Jackson, which follows Robertson's biography Stonewall Jackson: The Man, The Soldier, The Legend.

Information on receiving the DVD or taking the course online is available at http://www.vto.vt.edu/.

Written by Kathleen Pantaleo.

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