| Military History
The following section only includes
major battles/wars in world history.
Military Battles and Campaigns
"Maps showing campaigns
of major military conflicts including troop movements, defensive
structures and groundworks, roads to and
from sites of military engagements, campsites, and local buildings,
topography and vegetation.... [Many of the] maps provide information
... not available elsewhere."
U.S.
Army Center of Military History Research Materials
The
U.S. Army Center of Military History is nice repository of documents
pertaining to the U.S. military from the Colonial Period up through
Desert Storm (Gulf War). It
includes primary materials, maps, timelines, and articles from
AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY.
American Revolution
Spy
Letters of the American Revolution
The Clements Library at the University
of Michigan has digitized and preserved Sir Henry Clinton's collection
of spy letters of the American Revolution.
War of 1812
The
War of 1812
The War of 1812 web site is a companion
to a four part documentary film that was directed by Brian McKenna. Requires
the Shockwave plug-in.
Civil War
Civil War web resources has its own
page because of the volume of web sites. Please click
here to go to that page.
World War I
Encyclopedia
of the First World War
The Encyclopedia of
the First World War includes both in primary and secondary resources
on World War I. Sections include a chronology, allied armed forces, important
battles, political and military leaders, the soldiers, war at sea,
women at war, strategies & tactics, and much more.
The
Great War: 80 Years On
The Great War: 80 Years On looks
at the "war to end all wars" through personal accounts
and historical analysis. It includes recordings, images,
and newsreels of the war, plus soldier's stories, and information
on the major battles.
Trenches
on the Web Trenches on the Web answers the four
major question: what, when, where, who of the war. It
includes original articles, primary materials, and maps. This
is a vast directory to World War I information.
World
War I Document Archive
"This archive of primary documents
from World War I has been assembled by volunteers of the World
War I Military History List. The archive is international
in focus and intends to present in one location primary documents
concerning the Great War."
World War II
Documents
of World War II
Documents of World War II is a directory
of primary resources that contains maps, speeches, government documents,
and personal accounts from the second World War. It is international
in focus.
Historic
Government Publications from WWII
This site features over 200 government
publications from World War II era.
A
More Perfect Union
"This site explores a period of
U.S. history when racial prejudice and fear upset the delicate
balance between the rights of a citizen versus the power of the
state." The site focuses on the experiences of Japanese
Americans who were places in detention camps during World War II.
Teacher's
Guide to the Holocaust
This site is an "overview of the
people and events of the Holocaust through photographs, documents,
art, music, movies, and literature."
WWII
Resources
WWII Resources is a directory to primary
source material on all aspects of World War II, maintained
by the Peral Harbor Working Group.
World
at War, History of WW 1939-1945
A directory of resourcs on WWII arranged
in a timeline format, including maps, documents, and personal recollections.
Korean War
Korean
War
"The Harry S. Truman Library and
Museum features a collection of resources about the Korean War. The
collection contains week-by-week chronologies, photographs, teaching
materials, background information, maps, and links to additional
resources." (Netfirst Calendar Planner Issue 198)
The
Korean War 50th Anniversary
The Department of Defense has complied
this site to help commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Korean
War. It includes: maps, biographies, chronology of the war,
fact sheets, glossary, and a section called "tidbits." A
great starting place to explore the "forgotten war."
Vietnam War
Vietnam: Yesterday
and Today
Vietnam: Yesterday and Today has
been created primarily for students and teachers. It includes
the chronology of events and characteristics of the war, book lists
for further exploration, "war literature" (drama, fiction,
poetry, and short stories), and other web resources.
Gulf War
Fog
of War
The Fog of War is presented by the WASHINGTON
POST. It includes a nice introduction and analysis of the
war, the goals of the war, airstrikes, resources (actually a table
of contents and a good place to start), and images from the war.
The
Gulf War
A report on the Gulf War produced by
the PBS program FRONTLINE. In the section, "An Oral
History" learn about the decision makers, the commanders,
the Iraqis, and the analysts. In "Voices in the Storm" listen
to interviews compiled by the BBC Radio series. It also includes
maps, weapons and technology, and a chronology of the war.
Iraq
War, 2003
The following
websites contain current and historical information regarding the
war in Iraq.
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