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American Military History
Online version of a 1988 book designed to help "inculcate in ... [U.S] officers
and soldiers an awareness of our nation's military past." Features an overview
of battles, including the War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I, World War II,
the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Includes maps. From the Center of Military
History (CMH), United States Army.
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/amh/amh-toc.htm
Experiencing War: War's End
This feature covers two events at the end of World War II in 1945: Victory in
Europe Day (VE Day) on May 8, marking the Allied victory in Europe, and Victory
in Japan Day (VJ Day) on August 14 (and formalized on September 2), the day that
Japan surrendered to the Allies. Features memoirs, videos of oral history
interviews, photos, digitized documents, and more. Part of the Library of
Congress Veterans History Project.
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-warsend.html
Korean War 50th Anniversary Home Page
- chronology of events, biographies, maps, etc.
War of 1812 -
articles on army life, battles, biographies, forts, uniforms & equipment.
Includes a timeline.
Shots of War: Photojournalism During the Spanish Civil War
Collection of photographs taken by photojournalists during the Spanish Civil
War. Browsable by date, place, people (combatants and civilians), news agency,
and war damage. Includes an introductory essay about the Spanish Civil War and
war photography in the 1930s, and a bibliography. From the Mandeville Special
Collections Library, University of California, San Diego.
URL:
http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/swphotojournalism/
The World of 1898: The
Spanish American War - from the Library of Congress
After the Day of Infamy: "Man-on-the-Street" Interviews Following the Attack on
Pearl Harbor
Listen to recordings and read transcripts of interviews representing
"approximately twelve hours of opinions recorded in the days and months
following the bombing of Pearl Harbor from more than two hundred individuals in
cities and towns across the United States." Searchable, and browsable by name,
subject, title, or geographic location. From the American Memory Project of the
Library of Congress.
URL:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afcphhtml/.World War II Military Situation Maps, 1944-1945
This site "contains maps showing troop positions beginning on June 6, 1944 to
July 26, 1945. Starting with the D-Day Invasion, the maps give daily details on
the military campaigns in Western Europe. ... Some of the sheets are accompanied
by a declassified 'G-3 Report' giving detailed information on troop positions."
Also includes an interactive essay about the Battle of the Bulge. From the
American Memory project at the Library of Congress.
URL:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/maps/wwii/
U.S. History
American President: An Online Reference Resource
Collection of material about U.S. presidents,
URL:http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident/
BlackPast.org: Remembered & Reclaimed
This site provides "reference materials to the general public on six centuries
of African American history.
URL:
http://blackpast.org
An
Outline of American History - an encyclopedia of American history.
Lincoln/Net: Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project
This digital collection "presents historical materials from Abraham Lincoln's
Illinois years (1830-1861), including Lincoln's writings and speeches, as well
as other materials illuminating antebellum Illinois."
URL:
http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu
Columbia American
History Online
Hitchhiker's
Guide to American History - Includes a lot information on the Civil
War,, the "Old West", Spanish-American War, etc.
Ohio History
Ohio Memory -
an online scrapbook
World History
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Concrete Curtain: The Life and Death of the Berlin Wall - This
online exhibit was created in 1999 to observe the tenth anniversary of the fall
of the Berlin Wall.
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