| Spanish American War | World War I | World War II Pacific | World War II Europe |
| Cold War | Korean War | Vietnam War | Persian Gulf War |
| Military History | Timelines and Overviews | U.S. Culture & 20th Century | World War II- General |
The World of 1898:
The Spanish American War
The Library of Congress provides "resources and documents about
the Spanish-American War, the period before the war, and some of the fascinating
people who participated in the fighting or commented about it. Information
about Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain, and the United States."
Be sure to see the Special Presentations, and the Chronology
to get a feeling of how this war developed.
The
Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures
"This presentation features 68 motion pictures produced between
1898 and 1901 of the Spanish-American War and the subsequent Philippine
Revolution. The Spanish-American War was the first U.S. war in which the
motion picture camera played a role." The Special Presentation, The
Motion Picture Camera Goes to War, gives a nice overview of the
situation.
New
York Public Library Online Exhibition of the Spanish American War
Just a little over One hundred years ago, Spain and the United
States went to war over issues involving the Spanish island colonies in
the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. This exhibition provides information
to help us understand what happened.
Click here to back to the top of the page
French
Property Losses (1914-1918)
Figures on WWI property losses of France are available here.
Financial
Cost of War
Figures on WWI costs are available here.
The
Great War Interviews: Woodrow Wilson
Comments by the scholar Robert Wohl, University of California on
President Woodrow Wilson and his attitudes toward the peace settlements.
The World War I Document
Archive
An archive of primary documents from World War I.
The
Truth About the Treaty
French explanation of how the WWI Peace Treaty affected the countries.
The
Economic Consequences of Peace
Explanation of how the WWI Peace Treaty relates to economics, by
the famous economist, John Maynard Keynes.
WWI Sites:
Links to Other Resources
Lots of connections to resources about WWI.
World War I - Trenches on
the Web
A collection of WWI resources.
WWI
Causes (Links From SCORE H-SS)
A collection of links to web sites that provide information about
WWI and its causes.
The
Versailles Treaty and Related Documents
In addition to the complete Versailles Peace Treaty, this web site
has many related documents, such as maps, charts, photos, cartoons, and
links to information.
My Adventures
as a Spy
The founder of the Boy Scouts was a former spy, and published a
book about it during WWI. "My Adventures as a Spy by Sir Robert Baden-Powell
was published in 1915 during the first years of the Great War. It reads
like an adventure story as it recounts Baden-Powell's experiences in espionage
during his military career."
Click here to back to
the top of the page
People
at War
This exhibit from the National Archives covers both fronts in the
war. Includes many documents and photos.
Women
Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters
Spotlights eight women who succeeded in "coming to the front" during
the war, drawn from private papers and photographs primarily in Library
of Congress collections.
Women's
Land Army
Women played an integral role in the success of the Emergency Farm
Labor Service, during WWII.
Women
at War: Redstone's WWII Female "Production Soldiers"
The role of women in the manufacture of munitions at the Redstone
Arsenal is documented in text and images.
The
Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor
This is a primary source site that has many images and documents
related to the Pearl Harbor attack.
Attack
On Pearl Harbor: National Archives
This is the National ARchives collection of documents on the Pearl
Harbor attack, including the famous telegram announcing that it had occurred.
Also has President Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech in written and audio
formats.
Decision: Hiroshima-Nagasaki
How it was decided to drop The Bomb.
Nagasaki
Journey
A photo essay on the atomic bomb blast at Nagasaki, Japan.
Enola
Gay
The aircraft that dropped The A-Bomb is memorialized.
Nanjing Massacre
v(1937-1938)
Photos and other documentary evidence of Japan's acts of genocide
in China during WWII.
The Japanese
Internment in the U.S.
A collection of links to sites that document and explain how Japanese-Americans
were moved to internment camps after the U.S. went to war with Papan.
Japan
Addresses Its War Responsibility and Japan's
War Crimes
Opinions and research on Japan and its controversial WWII activities.
Click here to back to
the top of the page
The
Warsaw Uprising August 1, 1944 - October 2, 1944
The story of the Polish Resistance fighters tragic uprising against
the Nazi occupation army near the end of WWII.
World War
II Links
Large, well organized collection of links to information about
World War II, and its causes.
George Rarey's Sketchbook
Journals of the 379th Fighter Squadron
A cartoon journal of the daily life of a WWII fighter pilot, George
Rarey.
The U-boat War 1939-1945
Submarines and their WWII use. Filled with details information.
WWII
War Poster Exhibit
This is an excellent display of posters from WWII.
WWII Propaganda Posters
Many links to WWII Propaganda posters are available here. Excellent
collection with examples from Germany, Italy, Norway, the U.S., in color!
U.S.
WWII Propaganda Posters
Patriotic in nature, these posters were supposed to stir up pro-American
feelings, and help mobilize citizens to support the War movement. For additional
posters, please see: Posters
on the American Home Front (1941-45); Unifying
A Nation; Powers
of Persuasion; Image
Bank (Great Britain), and Nazi
Propaganda: 1933-1945.
Leni Riefenstahl,
Film Director, etc.
German filmmaker who made powerful propaganda films during the
Nazi era, and which also influenced many Hollywood directors. "Triumph
of the Will", and "Olympia"
are two of her most famous of that period. See also the BBC
page on Leni.
Zeppelin
Information about the German blimps used in WWII.
Airships: Misconceptions
and Myths
Quite a bit of background information is available here on these
unusual flying machines!
Click here to back to
the top of the page
President
John F. Kennedy's Speech at the Berlin Wall
Kennedy delivered a speech that electrified an adoring crowd gathered
in the shadow of the Berlin Wall, ss he paid tribute to the spirit of Berliners
and to their quest for freedom. This page offers a selection from that
speech. Here is a full
version of that speech; and another
with audio available.
The Cold War
(From the CNN TV Series)
Extensive information about the period of history that spanned
several decades following WWII.
The National Security
Archive
"the world's largest non-governmental library of declassified documents"
relating to the Cold War.
Cold
War International History Project
The Cold War International History Project provides new information
and perspectives on the history of the Cold War, in particular new findings
from previously inaccessible sources on "the other side" -- the former
Communist world.
The Cold War spanned several decades. We have three separate
pages in our Decades section that include many, many links to Cold War
information. Please make use of the following links:
| Fifties | Sixties | Seventies | Eighties |
Click here to back to
the top of the page
Country Studies
Government manuals on Asian countries and elsewhere. Be sure to
look for North Korea, not just Korea.
Eyewitness:
A Korean Remembers
One person's account of the war, causes and effects.
Korean War Project
Links to information about the Korean War and aftereffects.
'Kill
'em All': American Military Conduct in the Korean War
The BBC provides a brief overview of the history of the Korean
War that was not known for many years.
Remembering
the Korean War
The fifty year anniversary inspired this U.S. Army site, with many
photos and documents available.
Click here to back to
the top of the page
Decade
of Protest: Political Posters from the United States, Cuba and Viet Nam
(1965-1975)
Includes American, Vietnamese and Cuban posters from the period.
International
War Crimes
From the diary of a witness to Vietnam War Crimes.
Murder
in the name of war - My Lai
The My Lai massacre, which took place on the morning of March 16,
1968, was a watershed in the history of modern American combat, and a turning
point in the public perception of the Vietnam War. See also: My
Lai: the whitewash
Click here to back to
the top of the page
Veterans:
Organizing Veterans & War Crimes
How the vets exposed Vietnam War crimes.
Veterans
Organizations & Support Groups
Support resources for the Vets.
Viet
Nam Generation Journal Online
"A Journal of Recent History and Contemporary Issues", which contains
many articles by those who were there and those who protested.
The
Virtual Vietnam Archive
A huge collection of documents and photos of the Vietnam War are
available by searching the database. The Vietnam Archive mission is to
collect and preserve the documentary record of the Vietnam War.
Vietnam Veterans Home
Page and
Vietnam Veterans Against the
War (VVAW)
One of the most visible Anti-War groups was composed of the veterans.
Read and see what they have to say.
The VietNam Pictures
Archive
Many different kinds of pictures from Vietnam: people, scenery,
monuments, churches and temples, etc.
Vietnam,
an antiwar comic
By former Georgia legislator, Julian Bond. This "comic book" makes
a very strong statement against the war, and why many african-americans
opposed it. It includes a history of Vietnam and tells a story of the countries
that controlled it.
Vietnam: Yesterday
and Today
Understanding Vietnam-- as it was then and as it is now.
Vietnam Veterans
Honoring Vietnam Veterans living and dead, on either side of the
conflict.
The Wall: Vietnam War Memorial
Find out about the memorial to the veterans of the Vietnam War.
Information on the memorial, its meaning, and the war itself. See also
a section with women doing
many of the articles, and the Virtual Wall.
Click here to back to
the top of the page
The
Fog of War: The Persian Gulf War
The Washington Post covers the war with Iraq, which started with
Operation Desert Storm on Jan. 16, 1991 at 7 p.m. EST. and lasted only
42 days. Sections include: analysis, war goals, air strikes, resources,
and the front.
Gulf
War Stories The Worst Censorship Was at Home
A brief overview of how reporting was censored about the Gulf War.
Gulf
War Stories the Media Loved, Except They Aren't True
An examination of Gulf War news stories that may not have been
true.
Spin
Control Through Censorship: The Pentagon Manages the News
According to this article, "The extent to which Gulf War reporting
was controlled by the Bush administration was seldom detailed by the press
and hence widely misunderstood by the public, which largely bought the
argument that restrictions were necessary for some vaguely defined "security"
reasons."
Desert
Storm
Comprehensive overview of the entire event, by the Federation of
American Scientists.
Air
Power in the Gulf War
Evaluation of the air war's effectiveness. A report by the RAND
research organization, for the government.
Gulf War Veterans Illnesses
Some after-effects of exposure to chemicals was noticed for the
veterans. This is a military page that has information about what happened.
Maps
of the Gulf War
This has a nice collection of maps from the PBS program, Frontline.
Timeline
of Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield
The important events and dates are presented for these wars in
order to make them more understandable. Includes these informative sections
with Fast
Facts and UN
Resolutions.
Nuclear
Weapons Timeline
Events and dates in the development of nuclear weapons are presented
and explained here. To get more information on a particular historical
period, click on it.
Click here to back to
the top of the page
Defense Web Special
Reports
These 'Web Special Reports' are articles, charts, and Web sites
concerning topics of particular interest to the Department of Defense.
U.S. Air Force Museum
From Kitty Hawk to the Space Age, over 200 aircraft, missiles,
and aeronautical displays.
U.S. Army Military History
U.S. Army Center for Military History.
U.S. Naval Historical
Center
Lots of online text and images related to the U.S. Navy through
history.
National Air and Space Museum
The exploration use of air and space. Lots of images, photos and
helpful graphics.
U.S.
Secretaries of Defense
Biographies and information about the persons who have held the
office of U.S. Secretary of Defense.
Click here to back to
the top of the page
Timelines and Historical Overviews
Country Studies
Government information provided on most of the world's countries.
See their historical section for especially good background on the war
times.
Germ
Warfare Timeline
Television news report: Biological and Chemical Warfare Go Back
to 14th Century
The Food
Timeline
Shows when various foods became used by peoples of the world. Links
to information and recipes in many cases. "All information is checked against
standard reference tools for accuracy."
History:
United States
A timeline of U.S historical events is available here, with links
to pages that cover those events.
Media
History Timeline: 20th Century: First Decade
The important events in the history of mass media and entertainment
are listed here. Starts out with the first decade, and allows each decade
to be viewed separately. Other historical periods are also available.
Those Were the Days.
Provides a list of interesting events that happened on this day
in history. Lots of cultural emphasis.
Click here to back to
the top of the page