World War II

Resources in this category:

The American Experience: D-Day
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dday/

Produced as a companion to the PBS-TV series, this site has a brief history of D-Day, text of news reports from the front, information on the paratrooper experience (including what they carried in their packs and what they faced when they landed), letters home written by soldiers involved in the invasion, maps and a bibliography.

By the People, for the People: Posters of the WPA
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaposters/wpahome.html

This site contains a collection of over 900 posters produced by the Work Projects Administration during FDR's New Deal. Topics range from health and safety to World War II.

Japanese American Exhibit and Access Project
http://www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/harmony/

"The Japanese American Exhibit and Access Project is a multifaceted project to create a permanent Web site which provides enhanced access to the UW Libraries holdings on the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Included in the project is a virtual exhibit focusing on the Puyallup assembly center, Camp Harmony, and enhanced access to archival guides and inventories of the UW Libraries Manuscripts and University Archives Division." "Camp Harmony Exhibit: Most of the material for the exhibit is available in the University of Washington Libraries: Manuscripts and University Archives Division, Special Collections and Preservation Division and Microforms and Newspapers Collection. Additional material came from the Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, Washington and the Hoover Institution Archives. The University of Washington Press gave permission to provide the chapter from Nisei Daughter."

Pearl Harbor Radiogram
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/american_originals/fdr....

"President Roosevelt's famous "Day of Infamy" speech was a call to arms. One day after the attack, he expressed outrage at Japan and confidence in the "inevitable triumph" of the United States. On December 8 the United States declared war against Japan; on December 11 Germany and Italy declared war against the United States." Here you will find images of the speech, the text declaring war by President Franklin Roosevelt, and an image of the radiogram reporting the attack on Pearl Harbor.

A People at War
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/a_people_at_war/a_peopl...

"This exhibit highlights the contributions of the thousands of Americans, both military and civilian, who served their country during World War II. Documents from the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis form the core of the exhibit. For those who lived through the Second World War, this exhibit may help them recall their experiences. For those who did not, it is hoped they will gain a deeper understanding of the sacrifice and commitment of those Americans who, after almost 4 years, were 'A People at War.'" Major sections of the exhibit include: Prelude to War, New Roles, Women Who Served, The War in the Pacific, The War in Europe, Science Pitches In, The War is Over. Most sections include pictures, personal rememberances and links to more information.

Suffering Under a Great Injustice : Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aamhtml/

"In 1943, Ansel Adams (1902-1984), America's best-known photographer, documented the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California and the Japanese Americans interned there during World War II. In "Suffering under a Great Injustice": Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar, the Prints and Photographs Division at the Library of Congress presents for the first time side-by-side digital scans of both Adams's 242 original negatives and his 209 photographic prints, allowing viewers to see his darkroom technique and in particular how he cropped his prints."

World War II Poster Collection
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/collections/wwii...

This database contains images and description of World War II era posters promoting the U.S. war effort on topics ranging from material conservation to secrecy. "The Government Publications Department at Northwestern University Library has a very comprehensive collection of over 300 posters issued by U.S. Federal agencies from the onset of war through 1945." The database is searchable by keyword, title, date, or agency. You can also look at all the posters arranged by date, title, or topic. Records include a description of the poster--artist, title, publisher, date, notes, subjects, etc.--and thumbnail and full-screen views of each poster.

WW II Resources
http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/

Searchable collection of government documents relating to World War II. Most are US documents concerned with the attack on Pearl Harbor, but there are European intelligence and diplomatic documents , and material on the conduct of the Pacific, some written by Japanese military sources.