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The American Experience: MacArthur- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/ Web site from the PBS series The American Experience about the life and achievements of General Douglas MacArthur.
August 6, 1945- http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA001962/nagatuka/a-bomb1.html I lived near Hiroshima Railroad Station on the day when Atomic Bomb exploded. In Showa 20th ( 1945 ), I was just a first grader of elementary school. I will tell all of you what I saw, I did, and I thought on that day.
The Encyclopedia of World War I- http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWtitle.html The International Internet Encyclopedia of the First World War is being created by teachers and students from several different countries. Each entry includes several pages of narrative, illustrations and links to other relevant websites. The strategy is to look at the international, the national and the local dimension of the conflict. By the middle of 1998 we hope to have over two thousand pages of information in the encyclopedia.
General George S. PATTON- http://members.ozemail.com.au/~mickay/patton.htm Since his death, Patton\'s reputation has continued to grow until he is now considered by many the greatest military commander in U. S history. The praise levered on him by the men of 3rd Army has nearly drowned out any lingering criticisms about his brashness.
The Great War- http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/ An historical survey of World War I provided by PBS.
Groliers Interactive World War II Commemoration - Hitler- http://gi.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_hitler.html Discusses Adolf Hitler\'s early life, rise to power, and leadership of Germany during World War II.
A Guide to the Good War: Resources on World War II- http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/archives/ww2guide/index.html World War II resources from the Archives of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Hiroshima & Nagasaki- http://users.erols.com/goodmank/ In early August 1945 atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These two bombs quickly yielded the surrender of Japan and the end of American involvement in World War II. By 1946 the two bombs caused the death of perhaps as many as 240,000 Japanese citizens(1).
Hiroshima : A Survivor\'s Story- http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/hiroshima/index.htm It is 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945. Fifteen-year-old Francis Mitsuo Tomosawa looks into the sky and sees an object falling toward his adopted city of Hiroshima, Japan. In an instant, his life will change forever.
The Japanese Surrender Document- http://www.nara.gov/exhall/wwii/surrender/surrender.html From the National Archives and Records Administration, this site includes information and images of Japan\'s surrender in 1945.
John J. Pershing- http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=60825 U.S. Army general who commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe during World War I.
A Kid\'s Perpective- http://www.mrdowling.com/706-kids.html From Mr. Dowling\'s virtual Classroom. this pages gives his mother\'s version of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. She was eleven at the time.
Memories of The White Rose- http://www.historyplace.com/pointsofview/white-rose1.htm Points of View provides by George J. Wittenstein, M. D.\'s view on the World War II resistance group, the White Rose. A few college students at the University of Munich create an anit-Nazi underground flyer and distribute it around the campus only to be discovered and put to death.
Normandy: 1944- http://normandy.eb.com/ In this centrepiece essay of NORMANDY: 1944, John Keegan traces the history ofthe last great invasion of the western theatre in World War II. The story begins with the Nazi empire having reached its greatest extent and the Allies pondering how to turn the tide.
Pearl Harbor - Remembered- http://www.execpc.com/~dschaaf/mainmenu.html Includes a map of Pearl Harbor, an overview of the attack, a timeline, and more.
A People at War- http://www.nara.gov/exhall/people/ From the National Archives and Records Administration, this site "highlights the contributions of the thousands of Americans, both military and civilian, who served their country during World War II," including sections on women who served, the war in the Pacific, the war in Europe, and science\'s role in military arms power.
The Rise of Adolf Hitler- http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/index.htm From Unknown to Dictator of Germany. Complete History in 24 Chapters
Varian Fry- http://www.almondseed.com/vfry/ "Varian Fry, a 32 year old Harvard-educated classicist and editor from New York City, helped save thousands of endangered refugees who were caught in the Vichy French zone escape from Nazi terror during World War II."
Winston Churchill- http://gi.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_churchill.html Biography of this British leader from Grolier\'s Online.
Winter Tempest is Stalingrad- http://www.thehistorynet.com/WorldWarII/articles/1997/11972_cover.htm From World War II, find out what happened in Stalingrad in 1942/43.
Women Come to the Front- http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0001.html Women journalists, broadcasters, and photographers during World War II.
The World at War: History of WW 1939-1945- http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htm The greatest and by far the most destructive conflict the world has known. The Second World War involved conflict on every continent, as battles raged on land, sea and in the air. More than 60 countries took part, over 55 million people died, it affected the lives of three quarters of the worlds population. Told in documentary provides an in-depth analysis of the key combatants and people.
The World War I Document Archive- http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/ "The archive is international in focus and intends to present in one location primary documents concerning the Great War."
World War II Commemoration- http://gi.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mainpage.html World War II ended on September 2, 1945 with the formal surrender of Japan aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, we have put together what we believe to be the definitive collection of World War II historical materials on the Web.
World War II in Europe- http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm The History Place provides a timeline of World War II events. Many of these are links to more detailed information and photographs.
World War II in the Pacific- http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/pacificwar/index.html The History Place site highlights a timeline of events, battle photos, a map of the Japanese empire in 1942, and more.
World War II Posters: Powers of Persausion- http://www.nara.gov/exhall/powers/powers.html This online exhibit features 33 posters and 1 sound file from a more extensive exhibit that was presented in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, from May 1994 to February 1995. Like the original, this exhibit is divided into two parts, which represent two psychological approaches used in rallying public support for the war.
World War II, An American Scrapbook- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4616/index.html Learning about World War II? So are we! On this web site you will find stories we collected about World War II from people close to us...our grandparents and great grandparents. We learned about Guadalcanal, rationing, what is was like on a destroyer, and much more.
World War II- http://www.msstate.edu/Archives/History/USA/WWII/ww2.html Documents of significance from World War II.
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