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Military History
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Army Nurse Corps History 
 This site traces the role of nurses in the U.S. Army from the Spanish American War to current times. It includes articles, photographs, a slide presentation, an exhibit of uniforms and insignia, the song of the corps, photographs and biographies of all the superintendents and chiefs of the corps, and the Prayer of an Army Nurse. From the Office of Medical History, Office of the Surgeon General. http://history.amedd.army.mil/ANCWebsite/anchome.html Topics: Health & Medical Disciplines, History, Photograph Collections, U.S. Military, United States History Last updated Nov 11, 2009 British Military History Collections, 1801-1945
This site focuses on the use of British military newspapers for military and family history research. It provides a list of military publications for the period 1801-1945, images of covers of some of the publications, guidance for use of military newspapers for research, and links to related resources. From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/news/britmilhist/britmilhist.html Topics: Families, History, History By Place, Hobbies, Magazines, Military, Newspapers by Place Last updated Oct 26, 2009 California Military Museum
An excellent set of links to information about military history in California. Includes information on the first California guard, the Mexican War, Civil War, and Indian wars. There are also many firsthand accounts of military actions and presence at events such as the Bear Flag Revolt and the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. The information comes from a variety of historical societies and museums. Though most of the articles created by the Military Museum have a pro-military bias, this is a good starting place for studying military issues in California. http://www.militarymuseum.org/History.html Topics: California: History, History, Military, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Mar 30, 2004 Civil War Maps: Civil War Maps, 1861-1865
"This presentation contains approximately 2,240 Civil War maps and charts and 76 atlases and sketchbooks." Includes related essays. Searchable, and browsable by place, subject, creator, and title. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps/ Topics: History, Maps, Military, U.S. Maps, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Oct 9, 2004 De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History
"An international scholarly association established to foster and develop interest in the study of military affairs and warfare in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period." Includes the Journal of Medieval Military History, book reviews, and related websites. Also features a blog and discussion forum. http://www.deremilitari.org/ Topics: History, Military Last updated Feb 5, 2008 French Foreign Legion
Learn about the history and traditions of this famed French Army fighting unit. Discusses career prospects, specialties, pay, and enlistment requirements. Also includes an essay on the nature of the legionnaire. From the Embassy of France in the United States. http://ambafrance-us.org/spip.php?rubrique158 Topics: History, History By Place, Military Last updated Aug 12, 2008 Gallipoli
A history of the 1915-1916 trench warfare debacle on Turkey's Gallipoli peninsula, with information for visitors to the sites of this and other World War I battles in the region. Includes Turkish history from 1908 to the campaign, lists of slang words and place names, the role of ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), and contemporary and modern photographs of regions discussed, including the Balkan Pits. http://user.glo.be/~snelders/ Topics: History, History By Place, Military, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Feb 21, 2004 History of U.S. Armies in Uniform: The American Soldier from 1747 to the Present
"From the birth of a nation to the war on terrorism, this website depicts a 250 year chronological history of U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps uniforms...." The uniforms, researched and (in some cases) created by the collector-author, are displayed on 1/6th scale GI Joe figures. There are also briefly annotated links to additional resources on the scale figures and on U.S. military history. http://www.tekawiz.com/ Topics: History, Military, Terrorism, United States History Last updated Jul 24, 2002 IWM [Imperial War Museum] Collections Online
Database of film and video material, sound recordings and oral histories, documents, art, and other items from the expanding Imperial War Museum (London, England) collections, which cover "all aspects of twentieth century conflict." Themes include war on land, at sea, and in the air; war and peace; prisoners; civilians; the Commonwealth; truth and propaganda; and burial and remembrance. http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/ Topics: History, History By Place, International Governments, Military, Museums, Museums by Place, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Mar 28, 2006 Maps of the French and Indian War
Fourteen historic maps, with accompanying facts about the pivotal battles of the French and Indian War. From the collection of The Massachusetts Historical Society. http://www.masshist.org/maps/Intro/FISplash.htm Topics: History, Maps, Military, U.S. Maps, United States History Last updated Jul 25, 2002 Military Battles and Campaigns
"Maps showing campaigns of major military conflicts including troop movements, defensive structures and groundworks, roads to and from sites of military engagements, campsites, and local buildings, topography and vegetation.... [Many of the] maps provide information ... not available elsewhere." Most maps are of the United States. Includes themed collections on the American Revolution and the Civil War. Searchable and browsable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/milhome.html Topics: History, Maps, Military, U.S. Maps, United States History Last updated May 25, 2004 Military Women Veterans: Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow
This site presents the history of women in the American military "from the American Revolution to Panama, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq." It provides information about combat issues, current women veterans' issues, the National Guard, military academies, women spies, prisoners of war, and more. Also includes links to related material. Authored by a woman veteran, who reminds the nation how "amazing women, do amazing things." http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/ Topics: Communities & Groups, History, U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Mar 8, 2005 MilitaryInk
This site lists new and reissued books on military subjects published in the current month. Each entry has title, author, and standard publishing information. Some listings also have short descriptions of the book's content and brief author notes. Previous months' listings are archived. http://www.militaryink.com/ Topics: History, Military, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 5, 2002 The National Army Museum
This "is the British Army's own museum. It is the only museum to tell the story of the Army as a whole from Agincourt in the Fifteenth Century to peace-keeping in the Twenty-first Century." The site features an illustrated history of the army, highlighting events such as the American War of Independence, the Crimean War, the First and Second World Wars, the deployment of troops to Northern Ireland in August 1969, and the Falklands Conflict. http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk Topics: History, History By Place, Military, Museums, Museums by Place Last updated Jul 25, 2005 Quonset: Metal Living for a Modern Age
Information about Quonset huts from a companion website to a 2005-2006 exhibition at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art (and traveling to other Alaska and Northwest locations). These portable buildings made of arched-ribbed metal originated in World War II as military shelters. Includes Quonset oral histories and panoramic views of two Quonset structures. http://quonsethuts.org Topics: Architecture, Military Last updated Nov 10, 2005 The Rutgers Oral History Archives: World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War
This is "an enterprise to record the personal experiences of the men and women who served on the homefront and overseas. It is based on in-depth interviews of individuals who lived through these conflicts." This project has hundreds of oral history interviews, a photo gallery and a list, with illustrations, of shoulder patches and badges of honor. http://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/ Topics: History, Libraries & Archives by Type, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History Last updated May 29, 2006 U.S. Army Center of Military History
Articles, statistics, artwork, lineage and honors programs, and "How-To" guides for such areas as oral history, organizational and unit history, and other topics about U.S. Army history. The Center's Library online catalog is available. http://www.history.army.mil/ Topics: History, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Statistics, United States History Last updated Jul 2, 2008 Veterans History Project
This site describes a project to collect "oral history interviews, memoirs, letters, diaries, photographs, and other original materials from veterans of World Wars I and II, and the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Wars and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present)." Includes guidelines for participating in the project, including tips for interviewing veterans and writing memoirs. From the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/vets/ Topics: Communities & Groups, History, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, United States History Last updated Apr 3, 2005 The War Times Journal
An "on-line magazine which covers all periods of military history and military science." Its goal is "the quality presentation of articles and archives relating to wars and armed conflict, with an emphasis on eyewitness accounts and personal experiences." The highlight of this site is the collection of orders, dispatches, and memoirs of such famous people as Napoleon and Ulysses S. Grant. http://www.wtj.com/ Topics: History, Magazines, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name Last updated Aug 10, 2009 |
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