Instructor: Joseph Lyons is a native of Biloxi, MS, and holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BS in Accounting. He also earned an MS in Management, and a master’s and a doctorate of Business Administration. His work experience includes service with Ingalls Shipbuilding, Bausch & Lomb, the Air Force Communications Command, and 30 years with the DOE-Savannah River. He has been married 53 years to Mary Elaine, and has three grown children and three grandsons. Description: World War I was to be The War that Ended All Wars, but became The War that Never Ended. This course will discuss how the war destroyed four great empires (Russian, German, Austrian and Turkish) and left three more (British, French and Italian) on the brink of collapse. The armistice that went into effect on November 11, 1918, stopped the fighting for then. However, subsequent treaties aimed at establishing lasting peace remade the map of both Europe and the Near East, set the stage for World War II, and led to chaos and conflict that continues to this day.