Military History

Sub-headings:

Classical Military History

Resources in this category:

The Avalon Project: World War II Documents
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/wwii/wwii.htm

This site collects electronic, full text versions of important political documents from the World War II era. Included are Germany's declaration of war, papers on the Yalta and Quebec Conferences, the Potsdam Declaration, the Master Lend-Lease Agreement, and many more. Documents are provided in HTML format.

Canadian Military History Gateway
http://www.cmhg.gc.ca/

The Canadian Military History Gateway is an online service providing access to Websites and digitized resources about Canada’s military history. (Available in both French and English. Requires Macromedia Flash.)

The Canadian Navy
http://readyayeready.com/

"The mission of this website is to promote the history, heritage, and potential of the Canadian Navy by publishing photos, information and articles that tell the entire story of the Canadian Navy since 1910." The site includes descriptions of Canadian naval ships, Canadian war posters, Canadian Navy badges, the RCN on D-Day, Customs and Traditions, Navy Life, and JackSpeak - words and terminology used in the Canadian Navy. The site does have flashing pop-up ads.

Canadian Posters from the First World War
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/posters/index...

"This virtual exhibit focuses on a selection of Canadian posters from the First World War and, in particular, those that can be found in the Archives of Ontario poster collection ."

De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
http://www.roman-emperors.org/

Online encyclopedia of the rulers of Rome. In the Latin West, rulers were known as Princeps, Imperator and Augustus; in the Greek East they were known as Basileus and Augustus. Has short biographical essays of all the Roman emperors from the accession of the Emperor Augustus to the death of the Emperor Constantine XI Palaeologus. "Each essay on this site, which is peer reviewed, is written by a scholar and is accompanied by a bibliography, illustrations, and footnotes."

Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/newspapers/intro_e.html

An online searchable collection of over 144,000 newspaper articles relating to all aspects of the Second World War. Most newspapers are Canadian, and each article can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat. The site also created fifty-five short historical articles about key topics.

Desert-Storm.com
http://www.desert-storm.com/

Site about Operation Desert Storm/Shield (aka the Persian Gulf War), including information about the war (chronology, maps, etc.), soldiers, machines, and veterans' issues.

From Colony to Country: A Reader's Guide to Canadian Military History
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/military/

Library and Archives Canada offers this bibliographical pathfinder for readers with a general interest in Canada's military heritage.

General Military History
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48504

This IPL pathfinder provides a useful starting point for finding quality information about general military history in print and on the Internet. While history involving the American Civil War and World War II have readily accessible information available other, more obscure, parts of military history information can be extremely hard to find.

A Guide to World War I Materials
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/wwi/wwi.html

This site is an excellent resource for students and researchers interested in the history of World War I. The Library of Congress provides a list of links to materials that appear on their website that pertain to this historic event. There are links to photos, recordings, newspaper articles, online exhibitions and a bibliography for further reading.

Historical Armed Combat Association
http://www.thehaca.com/

"An informal club of arms & armor enthusiasts, scholars, and practitioners dedicated to exploring and promoting our Western martial heritage. Our focus is the reconstruction and replication of historical Western martial arts. We are the Internet's premier site for the study of Medieval & Renaissance fighting arts and swordsmanship. Our site is an educational, non-profit, non-commercial, free service."

The History Guy: The War List
http://www.historyguy.com/index.html

"Hello, and welcome to The History Guy Website! Here you will find links and content pages to use in researching politics and history. " Includes sections on American Politics and Government, Historical Personalities, Governments of the World, Military History, and New and Recent Conflicts of the World.

Imperial War Museum: Enigma and the Codebreakers
http://www.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/10/enigma/index.htm

This is an online exhibit provided by the Imperial War Museum. The exhibit covers the Enigma, a machine used by Germany during World War II to send encoded messages. The site provides information on the history, making and use of codes and code-making machines during wartime.

Integration of the Armed Forces
http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/integrate/welcome.html

A chronology of both African-American military service and integration of the Armed Forces.

Joint Electonic Library
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/

Promotes joint doctrine awareness and manages the development of joint doctrines to improve joint, interagency, and multinational interoperability and to enhance Commander in Chief (CINC) warfighting capabilities.

Naval Historical Center
http://www.history.navy.mil/

"The Naval Historical Center is the official history program of the Department of the Navy. Its lineage dates back to 1800 with the founding of the Navy Department Library by President John Adams. The Center now includes a museum, art gallery, research library, archives, and curator as well as research and writing programs. The Center's origins form a rich history in themselves." This site serves as a gateway to online historical sources concerning the U.S. Navy, including online photographic and art galleries. Topics include contemporary history, early history, naval aviation history, underwater archaeology, and events at the Center.

The Thirty Years War
http://www.pipeline.com/~cwa/TYWHome.htm

This informative website "provides summaries, in varying degrees of detail, of the military and diplomatic developments of the Thirty Years War." In addition, the site includes an extensive annotated bibliography and political maps of Europe during the time of the Thirty Years War.

The Tuskegee Airmen
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/airoverview.h...

A history of the Tuskegee Airmen maintained by the National Park Service.

War, Peace and Security Guide: Military History
http://wps.cfc.forces.gc.ca/en/index.php

A guide to world military history by time period, subject, or war. Links to biographies of prominent military and diplomatic figures are available. This site is available in English or French.