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
 A 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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