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World War II
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World War II - Land
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World War II - Sea
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World War II - Air
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Korean War
Air War Naval Air Naval War |
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General Resources
World & US History Resources (internal) US Wars US Mil History Topics American History Richard Jensen Open Directory Patchogue-Medford Library Military History Online Air War College More Canadian Forces Command & Staff College (cached) Mil History Encyclopedia on the Web (Rickard) Index eHistory.com Archive Images & Maps Bibliotheca (UK) Links Educypedia: Modern War History of Warfare (KLMA) About.com Oxford Military History Companion Arms and Influence (blog) America's Wars (History Central) The Millitary & War in America (SHSU) Air War College Infoplease (C³) Oxford US Military History Companion America At War (timelines) Canadian Military Heritage (e-book) General History Military History Lessons Learned Military Theory Air University Bibliographies Index Wars, Campaigns, Treaties Battles Weapons Timeline WW I WW II Post-WWII Online Bookshelf (by era) Military Research on the Internet US Army: Campaigns & History US War Casualties: (DoD S- pdf) VA War Casualties (military medicine essay) Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Chronological Index e-book (Creasy, 1851) alt doc Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Contents More Armies of the 19th century Timeline of 19th Century Warfare 19th Century America (TeaherOz portal) The Characteristics of War Total War Strategy Military Science vs. Military Art Characteristics of War Three Levels of War War: An Instrumrnt of Policy Principles of War The Nature of War The Theory of War Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Conditions Influencing Liklihood of War (JSTOR) Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) History of US Declarations of War (JFC Fuler, e-book) pdf Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Total War Excerpts (GoogleBooks) Review (JSTOR: GT only) Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) The American Civil War and German Wars of Unification (e-book) Excerpts (GoogleBooks) Was the Civil War a Total War? (Neely) Alt Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Review (JSTOR: GT only) More More More More Low Intensity Conflict Definition & Small War List Past Small Wars History American Way of War The American Army, 1775-1917 Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) The Question of a Peacetime Army Civilian Control The Militia Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Full article (JSTOR, GT only) Full Article (JSTOR, GT only) 2nd Amendment & Standing Armies United States National Guard Adam Smith (Wealth of Nations, CH. 1) Jefferson's Call for Universal Service James Madison quoations More Jacob G. Hornberger Reason Magazine (review of book by Gart Hart, c. 1998) More Reviews Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Discussion More Commentary Historic Roots English Professor Anaylzes 2nd Amendment Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Smedley Butler Background on book |
Map & Geography Resources
Battlefields & Historic Sites (NPS) Alt Military Maps Europe 1815-2002 France Prussia Germany 1812-Today Italy Vietnam 1470-1975 Indochina WW II: Europe (USMA) WW II: Asia/Pacific (USMA) USGS L7014 1:50K Map Index Graphic Combat Arms Equipment Fonts Online Books USAF Pubs Civil War Military Science Infantry Air Warfare Naval Forces Reference Encyclopedia of World History (2001) Columbia Encyclopedia Reader's Companion to Mil History (NetLibrary) Reader's Companion Book Index (cached) American History Database Index (cached) Reader's Companion to US History (cached) Harmon Memorical Lectures (1959-1987) More More Catalog of Pubs E-books (by war) WW II More The Staff Ride Vol. II, 1917-2003 Staff Rides US Military History, Vol. 1 Vol. 2 (1902-1996) The French Wars, 1792-1815 US Military Strategy (thru Civil War) Civil War Firearms Online Journals & Magazines Perspectives (articles by topic) Keeper File Archive Airpower Classics Articles (AccessMyLibrary: greyeagle) Chronicles Online Journal Supplemental Articles Movie Clips Articles on War More JSTOR Access (GT only) Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Journal of the Am Mil Institute (JSTOR) Journal of the Am Mil History Fndtn (JSTOR) Full Archive, 2003-2006 (FindArticles) Articles (AccessMyLibrary: greyeagle) Proceedings Archive Naval History Magazine |
Timelines
National Military History: A-D E-K L-R S-Z France Germany Great Britain (UK) USA Pike & Shot Era (to 1801) Age of Rifles (19th century) World War Era (20th century) Additional Resources Online Collections More Miscellaneous Topics Books & Reviews Glossaries Quotations & Maxims Top 100 Speeches By Decade War Quotations Artillery Quotations Giga-USA.com (by topic) More More More More More More More More Giga-USA.com (by topic) More More More More On Unavoidable Wars Quotations Page Military Quotes Napoleon Guide Wikipedia Bellum On The Art of War More The Churchill Centre Quotes Churchill Resources (LOC) Speeches & Quotes "Their Finest Hour" (18 Jun 1940) "The Few" (20 Aug 1940) The British Bulldog (e-book, bio) pdf Iron Curtain Speech (5 Mar 1946) Alt Text, Audio, Video Short Clip Historic Documents | ||
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Lessons of History
Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) The Significance of Military History Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Lessons Learned From War |
Video & Audio
WW I WW II Top 100 Speeches By Decade Songs of the Sea More Audio (Jill Daniels) Land of Hope & Glory Rule Britannia Hearts of Oak Images National Maritime Museum (Greenwich, UK) Thomas Freeman More Freeman Tallships    Modern Warships Aircraft Carriers US Army in Action series US Soldiers (uniform artwork) Colonial & Am Rev Civil War Art More Don Stivers (Civil War, Buffalo Soldiers) Don Troiani (Civil War, Am Rev) More Categories Norman Rockwell Patriotic WW II |
Wargaming & Simulation Software
pdf Update What is a Wargame? Articles User's Guides Review (cached) Homepage ; Features FAQs Guides Materials Instructional Tools Demo Info Download (.exe file -- PC ONLY!) Principles of Game Design (course) Course Bibliography "Strategy" vs. "Tactics" in Game Design Napoleonic-era Wargame Rules Combat Effectiveness Comparisons (multi-era) Tactiques Napoléon Peninsular War Rules Intro to Wargaming & How to Play NAW Historical Note on Battle Wikipedia Notes Demos & Patches Fort Eben-Emael (1940) | ||
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Levels of War
FM 3-0 (Levels of War diagram) Strategy Rebuttal (2003) Oxford Comapnion US Mil History(fundamentals) Essays on Strategic Art Summary (Find: Crowl) American Revolution Napoleonic Era WW I WW II Chinese Civil War & Korea Vietnam Gulf Wars Terrorism: Strategies & Policy Global War on Terrorism Full Text, Nov. 28, 1984 (AF Mag) Decision to Fight in Gulf War (AF Mag) Theory and Nature of War Strategy & Policy Operational Level of War Ops Other Than War (case studies) Operational Art Tactics Tactics: Land Warfare Pt. 2: Mission Analysis Pt. 3: The Decisive Point Pts. 4-11 Pts. 12-27 Mission Analysis Decisive Point Purpose Fortenoy 1745 (image) Another ("facing off") Panaramic view Another Game OB & Map Period Map Maurice of Nassau (drill innovator) Formations Infantry Evolution Artillery Technology & Tactics Evolution of Cavalry Army Organization - Mid-18th c The Canon (Original "Fourth Gen" article) Part 2 Part 3 Napoleonic War Tactics (internal link) US Civil War Tactics (internal link) Irregular War Full Article (JSTOR- GT only) Discussion (Dec 06) ; More (w link to FM3-24) 2 3 4 5 |
Theory of War
Air War College On War (Graham translation, 1873) Alt Other on-line versions Other translations Review of On War Search Index Subject Index Word Index Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Book Review Other commentary Critique The Battle of Cannae (Wikipedia) Table of Contents Article Summaries Excerpts Present Theory of War and Its Utility Alt pdf On Certain Types of War On Military Institutions On Strategic Lines and Points Alt Alt On Modern Maritime Expeditions Fundamental Differences Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Papers of B H Liddell Hart Original Document (pdf) Influence of Sea Power (e-book) Alt Synopsis The Command of the Air (1921) Douhet's Influence Revisited John Boyd Bibliography (AU) Wikipedia Destruction & Creation (essence of his theory-1976) pdf Patterns of Conflict (briefing) ppt SlideShare pdf Boyd & Military Strategy (portal) How John Boyd Beat the Generals John Boyd and American Security (book review) "Warfighting Brought to you by ..." Birth of the OODA Loop Boyd: Architect of Modern War (GT Alumni Mag) "Boydmania" (the other side of the story) Principles of War Diplomacy US Naval Diplomacy Politics of War Constitutional Defense State of the Union Messages Wilson (December 5, 1916) Wilson (December 4, 1917) FDR (January 5, 1942) Nixon on the War in Vietnam (November 3, 1969) War in American Political Cartoons (pdf) Leadership Van Tien Dung (Vietnam, 1975) Grand Campaigns: A Re-examination Dissent Why Iraq Was A Mistake (LTGEN Greg Newbold, Aug 06) Top-Down Review for Pentagon (MGen Paul Eaton, Mar 06) Related NY Times article Protest in Wartime |
Technology & War
Significant Military Innovations (Guilmartin) Military Technology Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Evolution of Modern Warfare Impact & Major Trends Timeline: 19th c. Tech & War Military Technology Development Alt Internal External Terminal Coefficients Powder Rifling Bullets More Rifle Barrel Technology More Weapon Resources US Munitions & Weapon Systems US Aircraft US Navy Ships (profiles) History of Technology Revolutions in Military Affairs Project on Defense Alternatives History & Context Asymmetric War Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Ships & Navies Soldiers & Governmentt Evolution & Tactics Diagram More: HistoryWorld.net More: Wikipedia Impact: Industrial Rev on 19th c War Timeline: 19th C Warfare & Technology Technology Issues Breech Loading Rifled Artillery The "ABCD" Construction Initiative Atlanta & Boston Chicago Dolphin More "Steel Navy" Construction Marine Corps Gazette article, Oct 89 Alt Expanding Remarks (Dec 03) More (Fall 04) pdf More (Jan 05) | ||
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Weapons
Timeline Artillery Handguns Gunpowder & Ballistics British Gunpowder Mill (early artillery, firearms) Alt Bullets & Cartridges Minié Ball More (Wikipedia)   Burton Ball (US Minie Ball) Photo More More More (scroll down) Delvigne-Poncharra Bullet Site map (translated) Ballistic characteristics (data) Small Arms Anatomy of Firearms Terminology Bow to Early Firearms Early Ballistics Late 18th c Firearms (period docs) Long-Range Shooting Four Phases of Firearm Development (photo) Percussion Caps (Scientific American, 1869) Manufacture of Percussion Caps Percussion Cap Photo 17th Century Matchlock Musquette (1600-1660) Loading & Firing a Flintlock (video) Exploded Firearm Drawings Cutaway Photos History of War.org Wikipedia Firing (video) Why it's called "Brown Bess" Details & Photos Specs M1873 Springfield "Trap Door" Carbine (Little Big Horn) Comparison, M1873 Rifle & Carbine More Cutaway Drawings (German) More Diagram Diagram Chassepot Mechanism & Cartridges (translated from Spanish) Chassepot (Sci Am 1867) More Development History Techical Review Mauser M1871 Mauser 98 History Specs Mauser 98K (WW II) Lebel Rifle (8 mm, French) M98 Mauser M1903 Springfield M1917 Enfield M1 Garand Development Sniper Model Detailed Photo More Detailed History M1 Maintenance Manual Automatic Weapons Stages in Machine Gun Development In Civil War More More Patent Model Blowback Gas System Maxim Gun (Military Channel video) BREN gun German MG-34 MG-42 MG-42 Bergmann MP18 (WW I) M1A1 Thompson Submachine gun Video M3 "Grease Gun" (USA) More MP-38/40 "Schmeissers" (Germany) Sten (UK) PPSch-41 (USSR) Early Development (Infographic) MP-44/StG-44 (Sturmgewehr-44) AK-47 More History AK-series Lineage in MP/StG-44? M-14 (US) Other Infantry Weapons Bayonet Identification Plug Rod (Photo) Anti-personnel Anti-tank More More More How Modern Body Armor Works Demo US Body Armor (Korean War) More Current Marine Body Armor |
Artillery
Glossary (Naval Historical Ctr) Gun Tube Caliber Early Rifling Projectiles Early Smoothbore Cannon Rifling Napoleonic Siege Mortars (detailed) History of the Gun History of the Mortar Carronade Howitzer Armstrong Gun Disappearing Guns Breech Mechanisms Obturation Muzzle Brakes Gun Rule Civil War Artillery Ammunition Shrapnel v Shell Fragments Shrapnel Shell (WW I) Closeup Front View Side View Crew & Ammunition Source (Fr) Gun Components (Fr) French 75 Field Gun German 7.7 cm Field Gun German 10.5cm Howitzer ("Big Bertha") German Paris Gun Ordnance Categories (background) Tech Data Naval Guns Gun Barrel Construction Ammunition, Fuzes & Projectiles Tanks More Supporting Correspondence WW II Tank Comparison Graphic Soviet tank plans M47 Patton Anti-tank Weapons History More More More Panzerfaust Photos Panzerfasut graphic Mines Chemical Warfare Intelligence Deception Psychological Operations Discussion Article (doc) US Posters More> Soviet PRC |
Defense of the Homeland
Fortifications History of Castle & Fort Armament Drawings Glossary (translated) Glossary Career overview Military Engineer Vauban's Innovations (translated) Photos, Drawings (French) (1757, excerpt) Pentagonal Vauban Fortress Crownworks Bastion Belfort Armaments Details Concept History More More More Development & Construction Design (macro) Detail Detail Organization & Operation (French) Maginot Line Glossary More Links Tour More Maps & Diagrams Coastal Defenses First, Second & Third Systems Third System (1850-1884) Taft & Endicott Boards (1886-1917) Third System (1850-1884) Virtual Tour Joseph C. Totten and the Third System Fort Carroll, MD Fort McHenry, MD (internal link) Baltimore Harbor Images Fort Sumter National Monument (NPS e-booklet) Historical Context Design Evolution & Details Fort Point (c. 1860) More Harbor Defenses, 1891-1945 Fort Dynamite (1895-1904) Fort Miley (c. 1900) Battery Chamberlin (c. 1904) WW II Seacoast Defense in San Francisco Gun Defenses & Minefields (photos) Forts Barry, Baker & Cronkhite Cold War Era, 1952-1974 Wikipedia Diagram Thames Estuary Defenses (map) Air Defense System History Ajax Hercules Photos: Ajax Hercules Patriot Analog Computer Logistics Scroll down: Military > Military History Companion Scroll down: Military > Military US History Companion Scroll down: Reference > US History Encyclopedia US Tax Timeline Tax History Museum QM Timeline WW II Quartermaster History (Global Security) Multimedia Course .doc Human Issues Images The Draft US Election Issue Reasons For & Against More Reporting War | ||
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Law of Armed Conflict
Additional Background Treaties & Laws (International Red Cross) Alt HTML pdf Index for Geneva & Hague Conventions Ch. 1: History of the Law of War Introduction (thumbnail) Essential Rules US Foreign Policy Encyclopedia Oxford Miltary History Companon Reader's Companion to Military History Blockades in US History (Oxford US Mil History) Crimes of War Project Misconceptions on Laws of War Civilian Immunity Combatant Status Military Objectives & Legitimate Targets Treaties (Univ of Minn) Hugo Grotius Bio Portal Portal History of Geneva Conventions Geneva Conventions, Core of Int'l Law Thumbnail Alt Text Impact on Herbicide War (Vietnam) Text (linked by article) Signatories Text of Convention Protocols Status US Reservation, Declaration & Understandings Documents (1899-1954) More (Wikipedia) More (FAS) Arms Control Agencies (DoD) 2nd Lateran, 1139 - #29 Commentary (scroll down) More Document Chapter 33: War Powers Resolution Title 10: US Code: Armed Forces Title 32: National Guard |
Land Warfare
Operations (FM 3-0, June 2001) Alt (Feb 2008, pdf) Soldier Life in the British Army Direct Fire Weapons Air Warfare AU Military History Air Force History Index USAF Historical Studies (WWII =>) Valor Articles History Weapons Engines NMUSAF Lectures Series Great Warplanes Limitations on Airpower in Vietnam (Atlantic, May 02) The American Way of War (Atlantic, Jun 02) Source Document (AFDD-2, 2006 - pdf) Discussion Air-to-Ground Basics: Bombing Firebee Drone More More Photo Details More History of UAVs (USMC CSC '89) More History of Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlfit More (AF Mag) Office of Air Force History Flight of the "Question Mark" Photos Video AR in the 1930's AR in the Post-war Era: KB-29 & KC-97 Photos B-50A Lady Luck II (first non-sop around the world)
Sea Warfare
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Sea Warfare in US History Navy & Marine Corps Living History Assn. USMC Information Combat History of USN Photo Collection US Navy Ship Photos Online Library (index) Events in USN History US Navy Ship Strength (1866-present) PowerPoint Lecture 1860 - present More More US Cruisers Early Carriers Later US Carriers US Subs (inbrd profiles) German Subs By Subject & Type w/ Photos More (ship & gun design technology) Early USN Steamship Comparisons History of Screw Propeller More (1878) Parsons Lecture on Turbines (1911) Alt More More Engine Model Propellors Engines on sister ship Britannic Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Naval Weapons of the World(1880 on) US Naval Guns Naval Ammunition History of Torpedoes: The Early Days Torpedo History (Nav Undersea Museum) More (pdf) US Types Howell Torpedo (1870-1889) British Torpedo History H2O2 Propulsion More Russian Shkval Rocket Torpedo Torpedo Scandal, 1941-1943 US Torpedoes in WW II Images Engine Operation Case Studies "The Lesson That Never Stays Learned" Mk 6 Mine Miscellaneous Russo-Japanese War | ||
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Ship Types
US Navy Ships 20th Century Battleships (chronological) Warships by Country USN ship profiles (WW II) USN ships, by hull number Current USN ship profiles USCG US Navy Ship Profiles - 20th c Line profiles (scoll) More More More FineArtModels.com (detailed) Aircraft Carriers Casablanca-class Later Classes (T3 hulls) More (Wikipedia) List of Escort Carriers Battleships USS Texas, BB-35 (1914) UK Germany Japan Analytical Comparison Timeline Graphic USS Monitor to USS Iowa US Battleships (BB-1 to BB-71) First Generation (USS South Carolina BB-26) Second Generation (USS Nevada BB-36) Third Generation (USS Iowa BB-61) USS Washington (BB-56) Armament Scaled drawings USS Iowa-class Video Details Model details Monitors & Early Battleships Battlecruisers Comments Origins of the RN Battlecruiser Video Background (Wikipedia) More More Jackie Fisher Invincible Inflexible Indomitable Battle of the Denmark Strait (May 1941) Cruisers Destroyers destroyers.org More Armament Video Virtual Tour (USS Kidd) More Submarines Saga of the Submarine (All Hands, 1967) CNN David Bushnell 1941-45 Cold War Photo essay, 1900-1940 Systems Systems & Procedures Manitowoc Submarines Moving Subs to Sea (procedures) Sub Side Launch (image) |
Amphibious Warfare
Amphib War, WW I (use C1 - C7) Amphib War, WW I (use D1 - C2 only) Gallipoli - Pt 1 (ppt) Pt 2 (ppt) Interwar Years - Developing Doctrine (ppt) Pacific Strategy & Guadalcanal (ppt) Okinawa - 1945 (ppt) Inchon - 1950 (ppt) Urgent Fury - Grenada, 1982 (ppt) Blackhawk Down - Somalia, 1993 (ppt) Amphibious Warfare Doctrine Logistics at Guadalcanal More More More Allied Landing Craft of WW II Landing Craft Graphic Alt Photos (models) Crew Narrative LCT/LCU Photo Archive Details Photos Photos Higgins Memorial D-Day Museum |
Merchant Shipping
Merchant Marine Posters More Merchant Ships in US Navy Service Protecting ships from submarines Convoys Photo Line Drawing More More (Time, 13 Jan 1941) Hog Island Controversy Tribute to Merchant Seamen History & List of Ships SS Arthur Talbot SS Vitruvius Armament of US Merchant Ships | ||
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Antiquity
The Oblique Order Wikipedia Wargame ("Click here to CONTINUE" at bottom) Map (inital delpyment) Climax |
Middle Ages
Renaissance (14th - 16th c.) Evolution & Tactics Diagram More Overview Chronology Documentary Video Map Account of the battle Documentary Animated Map Map More (Wikipedia) More (Wikipedia) More More More Image Image Interactive Map |
17th Century
More Timeline Westphalian Sovereignty Westphalian System More 18th Century Portal More More Battle of Leuthen ((1757) aka French & Indian War Overview Map (USMA) More Map (ineractive) Map (period) Map (West Point) Weapon Photos Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) | ||
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American Revolution
Campaigns & Battles
Map: Overview of American Revolution Vol 2 Revolutionary War Bibliography Wikepedia Oxford Companion to US Military History MilitaryHistoryOnline Library of Congress AmericanRevolution.com British Battles.com BBC American Revolution.org SageHistory.net USHistory.org (1765-1777) Index of Rev War Places & Things (Sons of Am Rev) Articles Timeline 1775-1783 Another Annotated Timeline Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Full Article (JSTOR: GT only) Early History People of the Alliance British Strategic Plan (map) British Strategy (1776) British Strategy (1777) More British Strategy (1778 & beyond) Washington's Strategy (1778 & beyond) Full article Full article (JSTOR, GT only) More (Sons of the American Revolution) History Weapons References "Scipio" (Grenidier Guards slow march - wav) More (Wikipedia) Supply Problems During Revolution War Overview Map (USMA Atlas) War Overview Map (A B Longman) Lexington (History of the USA, 1904) Lexington-Concord Staff Ride (WPI ROTC) Map Lexington Concord Battle Road (interactive mural) Background (NPS) Lesson Plan Bunker Hill (History of the USA, 1904) Bunker Hill staff ride (WPI) Massachusetts Historical Society site Maps Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn) (27 Aug 1776) Map Map |