Links
Kansas City Public Library
The War & Terrorism Guide: Remembering the 65th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum and Library
Voices of World War II: Experiences From the Front and at Home
A project in partnership with the Truman Presidential Museum and Library.
Audio from the collections of the Marr Sound Archives - Department of Special Collections.
Miller Nichols Library - University of Missouri - Kansas City.
Midwest Center for Holocaust Education
The mission of the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education is to teach the history and lessons of the Holocaust to people of all races and religous beliefs throughout the Midwest to prevent its recurrence and perpetuate understanding, compassion, and mutual respect for generations to come.
The Afro American Newspaper
Online version of the weekly newspaper from Baltimore.
- The Tuskegee Airmen
World War II changed the face of America's armed forces as African-American men and women participated in liberating the world from the rise of tyranny and fascism. But the road to preserving world democracy was paved by the legacy of racism.
- This Is Our War
A compilation of articles written by AFRO correspondents while following Black American
troops during World War II. Includes a short history about each of the
correspondents with pictures and cartoons.
Aviation Nose Art and Pin-Ups
Sections include Pin-Up Influence ; Modern Nose Art ; Historic Nose Art ; Don Allen Gallery
From Historic Wings
Color
Photographs from the FSA [Farm Security Administration] and OWI [Office of War Information] Home Page
The FSA color photographs depict life in the U.S., including Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands, with a focus on rural areas and farm labor...[the OWI] depicted life and
culture in the U.S., with a focus on factories and women employees, railroads, aviation
training, and other aspects of World War II mobilization.
American Memory, The Library of Congress
[D-Day] - See Normandy below
The Day After the
Day Which Will Live in Infamy
"Man on the Street" Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor,
December 7, 1941.
"This collection represents interviews with salesmen, electricians,
janitors, oilmen, cab drivers, housewives, students, soldiers, and
physicians. Young and old, men and women, black and white, long- time
residents and recent immigrants are represented in the recordings,
expressing their opinions on the social, political, and military aspects
of the Pearl Harbor attack."
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Dr. Seuss Went to
War:
A Catalog of Political Cartoons By Dr. Seuss
400 political cartoons by Theodor Seuss Geisel penned from 1941-1943 in
the New York newspaper. Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of
California, San Diego
The Good War And Those
Who Refused to Fight
"...sheds light on a previously ignored part of the World War II saga -
the story of American conscientious objectors who refused to fight "the
good war." It is a story of personal courage, idealism and nonconformity
based on both ethical and religious beliefs - about men whose love of
country could not extend to killing their fellow man."
Sections include: The Story ; World War II Pacifists ; The Arts ; Timeline
; American Pacifism ; Post-War Contributions ; Resources ; Guides ; Talkback ; The Film.
PBS Online - Originally Aired January 15, 2002
Historic Government Publications From World War II - A Digital Library
First phase in the creation of a online database of government publications from WWII.
Southern Methodist University
HyperWar
A Hypertext History of the Second World War
"...a collection of material related to the, primarily military, history
of the Second World War, completely cross-referenced via hypertext links
and enhanced, where appropriate, by various multi-media computer
technologies, such as sound, movies, Java applets, etc...The source
of the material presented here is almost exclusively U.S. Government
produced, -- and therefor U.S.-oriented."
By Patrick Clancey
July 1942: United We Stand
Online gallery of magazine covers from the flag-cover campaign of July 1942.
Smithsonian - National Museum of American History
Fort Collins Public Library - Local History Archive
HOLOCAUST: The Untold Story
"...Although major American newspapers had been receiving reports of the
mass extermination of Jews in Europe, the stories rarely reached the front
pages, except in the Jewish press. Could a more aggressive press in the
United States during World War II have saved lives? This exhibit dispels
the myth that the Holocaust was a secret and explores the reasons why
America's newspapers downplayed the horrifying reports from Europe."
- Online exhibit from Newsuem.
The Last Wave from Port Chicago
"The result of a 20 year investigation into the July 17, 1944 explosion at
the Port Chicago Naval Magazine. This web-based book chronicles the total
history of the explosion and connections with Los Alamos and the Manhattan Project."
By Peter Vogel
Library of Congress - Exhibitions
- Churchill and the Great Republic
"This exhibition preview examines the life and career of Winston Spencer Churchill and
emphasizes his lifelong links with the United States--the nation he called 'the great Republic.'
The exhibition comes nearly forty years after the death of Winston Churchill
and sixty years after the D-Day allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France
during World War II. It commemorates both of these events."
National Archives and Records Administration
National Geographic - Untold Stories of D-Day
Step into the world of writers and photographers as they tell you about the
best, worst, and quirkiest places and adventures they encountered in the field. Include: Did You Know ; Related Links ; Bibliography ; NGS Resources.
National WWII Memorial
Official site of the memorial dedicated May 29, 2004.
Sections include: Overview ; Dedication ; Pictures ; Construction ; Design ;
Funding ; Archives ; Education ; WWII Registry ; E-Store.
[Normandy]
National Geographic - Untold Stories of D-Day
Step into the world of writers and photographers as they tell you about the
best, worst, and quirkiest places and adventures they encountered in the field. Include: Did You Know ; Related Links ; Bibliography ; NGS Resources.
Normandy
This brochure was prepared in the U.S. Army Center of Military History by
William M. Hammond. I hope this absorbing account of that period will enhance
your appreciation of American achievements during World War II.
Normandy: 1944
Sections include: Buildup ; Invasion ; Fighting Inland ; Breakout ; Normandy in Memory.
- Britannica.com
NPR [National Public Radio] Morning Edition
PBS - American Masters - Robert Capa (May 2003)
Nothing tells a story like a picture - and Robert Capa's pictures are some of the most famous in the
world. Capa, the preeminent documentarian of 20th century war,
photographed five epic conflicts on three different continents. Sections include: Feature Essay ; Career Timeline ; Additional Footage ; Filmmaker Interview ; For Teachers.
PBS - NOVA - Last Flight of Bomber 51 (January 2003)
Website companion to the TV broadcast. Forensic scientists set out to discover what happened to seven airmen whose
plane crashed in Kamchatka during World War II.
Sections include: Bombers of World War II ; Tour Kamchatka ; Bringing Home
MIAs ; Identifying remains with DNA ; Links & Books ; Teacher's Guide ; Transcript.
PBS - Secrets
of the Dead - Bridge on the River Kwai (November 2003)
Watch video clips from an interview with Howard Brooks, a
retired U.S. Navy officer who was captured by the Japanese army in February 1942
and spent the remainder of the war working as a POW on the Thailand-Burma railway. Sections include: Background ; Clues and Evidence ; Interview ; Resources.
PBS - The American Experience - Fly Girls
During WWII, more than a thousand women signed up to fly with the U.S.
military...joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) test-piloted
aircraft, ferried planes and logged 60 million miles in the air.
Thirty-eight women died in service. But the opportunity to play a critical
role in the war effort was abruptly canceled by politics and resentment,
and it would be 30 years before women would again break the sex barrier in the skies. Sections include: Program Description ; Enhanced Transcript ; Interview
Transcripts ; Bibliography ; Timeline ; Teacher's Guide ; Primary Source Documents.
PBS - The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color (February 2003)
Website companion to the TV broadcast. Witness World War II through rare color film, and read letters from a nation redefining itself. Sections include: The Battlefield ; Psychology of War ; The Home Front ; Social Aspects ;
View WW II Timeline ; Rediscovering the Film ; Preserving Our History ; Special Features ; Teacher's Guide.
The Port Chicago Disaster
A Resource for the Classroom
"...on July 17th, 1944, the worst home front disaster of WWII, occurred at a Naval pier in the San
Francisco Bay Area. Five thousand tons of ammunition in ships being loaded by black sailors exploded, sending a blast
more than 12,000 feet into the sky." Sections include: The Site ; The Explosion ; The Mutiny ; The Court Martial ; The Pardon.
By Contra Costa County Office of Education
Remembering Pearl Harbor
Includes: "Multimedia Map and Time Line: Photos, footage, firsthand
accounts, and narration bring the attack on Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, to
life?\moment by moment, target by target" ; Searchable Archive of Survivors' Stories.
National Geographic Online
Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II Web Archive
Mostly Rutgers College alumni and Douglas College alumnae (formally, New Jersey
College for Women). "During its six years of existence, the project achieved an impressive record of
success. More than 300 individuals have been interviewed and a pool of over 400
individuals have completed preliminary surveys and await their interviews."
"A Summons to
Comradeship" - World War I and II Posters
"The University of Minnesota Libraries owns six thousand
items and the Minneapolis Public Library's collection consists of nearly two
thousand posters. Both collections contain posters from government, commercial,
and charitable organizations. These collections are multi-national in scope...This
database will grow over a two-year period to 6,000 images."
They Drew Fire
Combat Artists of World War II
"This Web site is a companion to the
PBS documentary They Drew Fire, airing nationally on May 15th,
2000. Here you will find an extensive art gallery displaying the pieces
shown in the film, as well as other paintings by the combat artists. Many
of these images have been hidden from the public eye since the time of the
war. In addition, biographies of the artists themselves help fill out
their stories as seen in the film. The site also provides a page of
resources, including information about the history of World War II combat
art programs, addresses of museums where the art is kept, and information
about the filmmakers, for viewers interested in learning more."
PBS Online
U.S. Latinos
and Latinas & World War II Oral History Project
"Sadly, the stories of these men and women have been virtually untold,
either in the mass media or in scholarly writing. The main problem has
been the small numbers of U.S. Latino journalists, scholars and other
writers who would document the stories of this generation. This project seeks to capture the stories of these men and women." - University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Journalism
University of Hawai'i at Manoa - Digital Archive Collection
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Hawaii War Records Depository (HWRD)
"...was created in 1943 to document the impact of the war upon Hawai'i
and its populace. HWRD showcases approximately 1,325 photographs of
which 300 are clearly identified from Hawaii's two major English
newspapers and have been scanned with permission."
War and War-Era Movies
Sections include: US Civil War ; World War I ; Spanish Civil War ; World
War II ; Korean War ; Vietnamese War ; World War III.
UC Berkeley - Media Resources Center
What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?
An Oral History of Rhode Island Women during World War II. Written by students in the Honors English Program at South Kingstown High School.
World War II Posters: Powers of Persuasion
"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."
The Internment of German
Americans in the U.S. During WWII
A well researched site for this often overlooked chapter in
U.S. history; includes selections from Mr. Jacob's recent book on the
subject.
By Arthur D. Jacobs, Major, USAF Retired
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