Pathfinders - World War II
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Art and
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America |
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An
incredible collection of black and white and color photographs
from the Depression to the end of World War II. Collection
is put together by the Farm Security Administration and
the Office of War Information Collection. |
| Remembering
Nagasaki |
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Examples
of photographs taken by Yosuke Yamahata after the bombing of
Nagasaki. Includes text on Atomic Memories and commemorations. |
| Posters
of Persuasion |
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A
gallery containing poster replicas and a sound file divided
into two sections by how the posters were meant to rally the
American people.
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People at War: Exhibit of WWII |
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Original
text and photographs of WWII including letters and biographies
on such topics as Prelude to War, New Roles, Women Who Served,
Science Pitches In and more.
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World
War II Oral Histories
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The
Drop Zone Virtual Museum allows its visitors to take a walkway
into the past where photographs are exhibited and e-histories
and oral histories bring the WWII experience to
life.
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Oral
History Archive
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This
site contains the records of Americans who served on the home front
and overseas during World War II. Includes interviews, a
picture gallery, and links.
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Hyperwar:
A Hypertext History of WWII
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Look
up political papers, policies, treaties, and military/service
histories from all areas of the American armed forces from the
European and Pacific Theaters.
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Holocaust
Cybrary
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A
huge database containing letters, photos, poems, and facts to
educate anyone about the Holocaust.
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World War II Timelines |
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| World
War II Timeline |
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This
timeline includes important events and incidents that
contributed to WW II. Timeline goes from 1918-45.
Includes links to many WWII topics. |
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A time line that includes dates, events, and links
to articles that describe this subject in further detail
from The History Place. Timeline goes from 1938-1945. |
| Women
in WWII Timeline |
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A time line containing events, images, and descriptions
with a concentration on women's involvement. Covers the
period from 1939-1945. |
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General
History |
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| Guide
to World War II |
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A
great site to begin your research with topics such as
general resources, War in Europe, documents, D-Day, War in
the Pacific, seized assets, literature, timeline, weapons,
armed forces and much more. |
| Lest
We Forget: World War II |
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Similar
to the site above, this site contains a comprehensive list
of WWII subjects including European Theater, Pacific
Theater, Propaganda, Speeches, maps and links. |
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Military
History: World War II |
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This
is a site containing a huge list of links to every World War
II topic from the Holocaust, to Campaigns and Battles, to
Naval Operations, to War Crimes. |
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War II from the Museum of Tolerance |
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The
resources on this site are in a multimedia format. Choose a
topic such as Prelude to War and learn about it through
images, maps, and text. |
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World
War II - Pathfinder from Library of Congress |
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Scroll
down this American History page to the WWII section and
discover all that the LOC has in its collections to help you
research WWII including photographs, map collections, American
portraits and more. |
| The
Nazi History Page - Adults Only |
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A
collection of information on the history of Germany during
WWII, biographies, flags, uniforms and more. Note! If
you are under 18 you must have permission to view some the
material on this site. It is more appropriate for
adults. |
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Decoding
Nazi Secrets |
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A
fascinating site from Nova where you can discover how the
Allies cracked the German message-coding machine. You can even
manipulate the Nova version of Enigma and send your own
code. |
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The
Holocaust |
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Includes
many topics such as articles on the camps, a glossary,
timeline, images, victims, education, propaganda, Hitler, the Third
Reich, the SS and more. |
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Understanding
the Holocaust |
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Includes
historical background, rise of the Nazis, Hitler in power,
Nazi expansion, anti-Semitism, Germany's war strategy, trains,
labor camps, hospitals, liberation and more. |
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Fifty
Years from Trinity |
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Learn
about the creation of the first Atomic Bomb and all that
happened afterward. Includes a link to other resources on
researching the A-Bomb. |
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What
Did You Do in the War, Grandma? |
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Read
about women's roles in WWII. Includes links to other
WWII information such as a glossary of terms, a timeline, and
links to other WWII resources on the Web. |
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Women
Come to the Front |
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Journalists,
broadcasters, and photographers during World War II. Includes
biographies on 8 women and an articles on women, war, and
opportunity. |
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Children
of the Camp |
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From
PBS, learn about Japanese children and their parents placed in
internment camps by the U.S. government in WWII. Read
historical documents, view a timeline, a list of internment
camps, and the impact on Japanese-Americans. |
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The
American Experience |
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From
PBS, this site provides biographies on many key figures in
WWII, D-Day narratives, Nurses' Tales, Voices from the Bulge
and more. |
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The
Polish Campaign |
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Includes
maps, the Polish army and its equipment, German invasion,
economics, and links to other Polish and German WWII
sites. |
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Battles |
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Battle of the Atlantic |
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A
great site from the Mariner's Museum that provides
incredible photos of warships and details about the
various fleets and their forces and tactics. |
| Battle
of Britain |
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Catalogues
the most important event in Royal Air Force history.
Includes background, operational diaries, commanders, units
& stations, a gallery of great aviation photos, and
links. |
| The
Battle of the Bulge |
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Although
this page is not terribly well designed, it has a ton of
information on this battle including a historical overview,
monuments, armies, dates, quotes, letters, medics, memoirs,
and more. |
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Battle
of Dunkirk
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From
BBC News, this sites goes back in time 60 years to examine
the evacuation at Dunkirk. Includes first-hand
accounts, slide shows, photographs, stories from the
beaches, propaganda, and more. |
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The
Battle of Iwo Jima |
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Japan's
Iwo Jima strategy, the US invasion strategy, the land
battle, Iwo Jima flag raising photograph, war bond posters
and much more. |
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Midway |
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Brief
information about the Battle of Midway including forces and
losses charts, first person narratives, monuments and
current projects from the International Midway Museum. |
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The
National D-Day Museum |
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Learn
all about D-Day, see maps, a timeline, glossary, quotes,
oral histories and more links. |
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50th
Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy |
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Includes
information about planning and executing the invasion, equipment,
the toll, and other D-Day sources. |
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Normandy:
1944 |
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This
site examines topics like the build-up, invasion, fighting
inland, breakout, and Normandy in memory. |
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My
Story: Pearl Harbor |
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Relive
December 7, 1941, view a Pearl Harbor timeline, meet the
eyewitnesses, explore the glossary and related links. |
| Pearl
Harbor Remembered |
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Includes
overview of the attack, timeline, maps,
survivor's' remembrances, live video feed from Pearl
Harbor, and links to U.S.S. Arizona site, U.S.S. Utah
site, and more. |
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