| LII.org (Home) | About LII IPL.org Suggest a Site Subscribe to New This Week Contact |
|
|
 |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
|||
War
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "As a Young Marine in Combat ... We Saw a Lot of Things that a Human Body Shouldn't See" 
 Features the World War II exploits of Howard Schnauber and the text of his patriotic poem, "My Name is Old Glory" (incorrectly titled "I am the Flag" in some messages making the rounds of the Internet). From the Fort Collins Public Library (CO) Local History Archive. http://history.fcgov.com/archive/wwii/schnauber.php Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government, Poetry, World War II Last updated Sep 14, 2009 ArmenianHouse.org
This site "is an electronic library featuring a huge collection of documents on Armenian literature, history, religion and anything else Armenia-related. More texts are available in Armenian and Russian sections of the library." The site also features historical texts about the Armenian genocide and the Karabakh war, as well as recent poetry and prose. Browsable by subject or author. http://armenianhouse.org Topics: Literature & Books, Poetry Last updated Aug 18, 2004 Canadian Virtual War Memorial / Mémorial virtuel de guerre du Canada
Excellent site that provides information about the more than 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlers who fought and died while representing their country during the Nile Expedition (1884-1885), the South African War (1899-1902), the First World War, the Second World War, and the Korean War. Includes commemorative inscriptions in Canada's Books of Remembrance; Canadian medals and decorations; Remembrance Day posters; digital war art; representative songs, prose, and poetry; and information about Canadian war graves and memorial sites around the world. There are also links to related Web resources. In French and English. http://www.virtualmemorial.gc.ca/ Topics: Holidays by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Military, Poetry Last updated Jul 25, 2001 Civil War Life
"An online library of stories and articles about civilian life during the Civil War." Includes excerpts from the journal of Louisa May Alcott, letters, reproduced portions of a magazine for children, a poem by Clara Barton, a lesson in dancing the quadrille, and stories and songs (some audio files) of the Christian Commission, an important relief agency. http://www.edinborough.com/Learn/Civil_War_Life/Life.html Topics: Correspondence, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Society & Social Science, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 2, 2006 Early Stuart Libels
This site provides "early seventeenth-century political poetry from manuscript sources. ... Though most of the texts are poems of satire and invective, others take the form of anti-libels. ... These poems throw new light on literary and political culture in England in the decades from the accession of King James I to the outbreak of the English Civil War. The edition is divided into chronological and thematic sections." From two history professors. http://www.earlystuartlibels.net/ Topics: History By Place, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Oct 15, 2005 The Great War
This World War I site includes history and analysis of the war; overviews of the battles of Gallipoli, Verdun, the Somme, and Passchendaele with excerpts from veteran's letters and audio interviews; a ten minute video showing film footage and photographs from the battlefields; and information on the Russian revolution, war memorials, and poets who died in the war. Produced in 1998 by BBC News in observance of the 80th anniversary of the Armistice. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/10/98/world_war_i/197437.stm Topics: Correspondence, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Poetry, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Lost Poets of the Great War
Contains brief biographies and poems of World War I poets Rupert Brooke, John McCrae, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, Alan Seeger, and Edward Thomas. Includes a chronology of World War I, information on casualties, and a bibliography. From a professor at the Emory University English Department. http://www.english.emory.edu/LostPoets/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Military, Notable People, Poetry, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 1, 2004 The Nineteenth Century in Print: Books
"The books in this collection bear nineteenth century American imprints, dating mainly from between 1850 and 1880. They have been digitized by the University of Michigan. ... Currently, approximately 1,500 books are included." Searchable, or browsable by subject, author, title, or theme, such as the Civil War, slavery and abolition, religion, education, self-help and self-improvement, travel and westward expansion, and poetry. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/moahtml/mnchome.html Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, United States History Last updated Apr 6, 2005 Poetry and Music of the War Between the States
A collection of full-text Union and Confederate poetry and songs indexed by title, author, and first line. Information about some of the authors is available. Find lyrics, sound files, a history of Taps and Civil War Band Music, popular songs of the day, links to other sound files, and a discussion of "How Authentic Should Period Music Be?" Includes related links. http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Music, Musical Genres, Poetry, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 7, 2005 Poets Against the War
A Web site featuring thousands of poems submitted by poets opposed to the "planned assault on Iraq" by the United States. Includes news, related links, a form for submitting poems, and background on the site, which supports a movement that began "after many of the nation’s finest poets declined [a White House] invitation" to a poetry symposium. http://www.poetsagainstthewar.org/ Topics: Activism, Poetry, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Mar 18, 2003 Publications of the War
This site presents examples of World War I publications such as "newspapers, propaganda material...comical gifts" and postcards. Most notable is a complete run of The Hydra, a newsletter the poet Wilfred Owen contributed to during his stay at Craiglockhart War Hospital. From Oxford University. http://www.hcu.ox.ac.uk/jtap/pubs/ Topics: Communications, Government, Military, Poetry, Politics, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 29, 2004 Teen Books & More
Collection of fiction and nonfiction book reviews by library staff and by teen contributors. Also features topical fiction and nonfiction reading lists covering such subjects as sports, music, crafts, faith, family relationships, gender issues, war, and travel. Includes links to resources for teens in areas such as money, careers, and volunteering. From the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://www.carnegielibrary.org/teens/books/ Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Oct 8, 2009 A War in Perspective, 1898-1998: Public Appeals, Memory, and the Spanish-American Conflict
Part of a series of New York Public Library exhibitions on the Spanish-American War. "Each of the communities linked to that conflict remembers and has named the war in its own particular way. Through an examination of patriotic appeals in newspapers, pamphlets, popular books, maps, sheet music, poetry, cartoons, lithographs, photographs, lantern slides, and early motion pictures, this exhibition explores the sources of those memories and perceptions." http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/epo/spanexhib/ Topics: Communications, Government, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Poetry, Politics, September 11 & Beyond, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 3, 2004 The Wilfred Owen Association
Considered one of the great war poets, few of Owen's war poems were published during his lifetime, but poet Siegfried Sassoon arranged for the publication of some of Owen's poems after his death; they are studied and admired for their strong themes today. This site includes the poems (with background and commentary), a chronology of his life, a virtual tour with photographs of important places in his short life, and links to other Web resources. http://www.wilfredowen.org.uk/home/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 29, 2009 Yamada (Mitsuye) Papers
Poet Mitsuye Yamada was born Mitsuye May Yasutake in Japan; at the age of 3, she emigrated to the United States with her parents and grew up in Seattle. When World War II began she was relocated to the Minidoka Relocation Center in Hunt, Idaho. This site describes the collection of her papers at the Special Collections and Archives of the University of California, Irvine, libraries and provides a biography and chronology of her life. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf5d5nb2wc Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Aug 4, 2005 |
|||
| Copyright © 2009, Librarians' Internet Index, LII. All rights reserved. Financial support for LII (Librarians' Internet Index) comes from the The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology and the IPL Consortium. LII is hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology. |