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World War II

World War II

World War II

Mr. Recker & Mr. Blatter

 

The following reputable web sites will assist you in your research of topics related to World War II.

 


GENERAL WWII SITES

The History Channel

General information including video clips & photographs on all aspects of history.  Use the search tool for specific people or events.

-         Military & War Section

www.history.com/topics/militarywar

-         Synopsis & causes of WWII

www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=226140

 

PBS’ American Experience

The documentary was created around the Battle of the Bulge, but also has a WWII timeline and personal histories.

-         Timeline

www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bulge/timeline/index.html 

-         Stories of American soldiers & nurses

www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bulge/sfeature/sf_dispatches.html 

 

Ohio State University

Part of OSU’s eHistory site devoted to WWII.  Use the left navigation bar to search for specific topics.

-         World War II

ehistory.osu.edu/wwii/ 

-         Glossary

ehistory.osu.edu/wwii/glossary.cfm 

-         Battles

ehistory.osu.edu/wwii/battles.cfm

 

World War II History Library

Covers many aspects of WWII, including reasons for war, significant battles, and the significance of various geographical regions.

-         Timelines

www.worldwariihistory.info/timeline.html  

-         Role of each nation

www.worldwariihistory.info/in/  

 


SPECIFIC TOPIC SITES

ARMY AIR CORP

Evolution of the Department of the Air Force

www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/PopTopics/Evolution.htm

 

Living History Group – Army Air Corps

armyaircorps.us

 

The Museum of Army Flying

www.flying-museum.org.uk  

 

The Army Air Corp Association

www.aaca.org.uk/

 

Army Air Corps Historic Aircraft Flight

www.deltaweb.co.uk/haf/index.htm

 

 

BATTLE OF THE BULGE

US Army’s Center for Military History online book of the battle.

www.army.mil/cmh/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_cont.htm

 

PBS’ American Experience on the Battle of the Bulge

www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bulge/

 

A brief synopsis of the battle & it’s role in WWII

www.worldwariihistory.info/WWII/Bulge.html

 

 

BATTLE OF MIDWAY

Naval Historical Center, including photos from the National Archives

www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/midway.htm

 

Ohio State’s Department of History’s eHistory Project

ehistory.osu.edu/wwii/articles/midway/0001.cfm

 

NSA Publication on Code Breaking & the Museum Exhibit

www.nsa.gov/publications/publi00023.cfm

www.nsa.gov/museum/museu00031.cfm

 

Navy’s Office of Information Battle Synopsis

www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/midway.html

 

John Ford’s Movie The Battle of Midway, (with authentic footage)

www.archive.org/details/BattleOfMidway

 

D-DAY

The National WWII Museum’s Feature on DDay

www.nationalww2museum.org/education/history_intro.html

 

National Geographic’s Interactive Feature

magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0206/feature1/index.html

 

PBS’ American Experience on DDay

www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dday/

 

GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

PBS’ American Experience

www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bulge/peopleevents/p_eisenhower.html

www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/peopleevents/pandeAMEX81.html

 

Short biography from the White House

www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/de34.html

 

Biographical information from the Eisenhower archives

www.eisenhower.archives.gov/page1.htm

 

GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

PBS’ American Experience

www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/

 

Brief Biography from the Navy’s & Army’s Military History sites

www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-m/macarthr.htm

www.army.mil/cmh-pg/faq/mac_bio.htm

 

MacArthur’s New York Times obituary from 1964

www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0126.html

 

GENERAL GEORGE PATTON

PBS’ American Experience

www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bulge/peopleevents/p_patton.html

 

Official website maintained by Patton’s estate

www.generalpatton.com/biography.html

 

The Patton Society, including an inclusive biography & timeline.

www.pattonhq.com/

 

PEARL HARBOR

Navy Historical Center

www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/pearlhbr.htm

 

National Geographic

plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/

Excellent multimedia timeline & map of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

 

National Park Service USS Arizona website

www.nps.gov/usar/

 

Univeristy of Arizona maintains extensive links to all aspects of the USS Arizona & the attack on Pearl Harbor

www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/ussarizona/links.html