World War II
World War II, fought in parts of Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and Africa between 1939-1945, was the most destructive war in history, claiming the lives of more than 60 million military personnel and civilians.
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General World War II Resources
This section links to general World War II resources that feature articles, exhibitions, primary source documents and other material covering the entire war.
Top Sites for World War II Resources
Ibiblio’s HyperWar
is a collection of accounts and primary source documents created by U.S., U.K. and British Commonwealth government agencies.
HistoryNet
provide articles on World War II from publications such as World War II magazine, Military History magazine and MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History.
The U.S. Army Center of Military History
provides the Army’s official history of World War II, with extremely detailed accounts of the Army’s actions in the European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Pacific theaters.
The Library of Congress
has a large collection of collections, exhibitions, on this day features, and other resources on World War II.
PBS’s American Experience
series has several documentaries on World War II; the companion Web sites usually include biographies and accounts of events, film transcripts, primary source documents and teacher’s guides. PBS also has Ken Burns’ documentary, “The War.”
EyeWitness to History
features first-person accounts of prominent events, along with a simple explanation of the event’s importance.
Resources for the Holocaust
Soon after becoming chancellor of Germany in 1933, Adolf Hitler began instituting a series of ... read more »
Resources for the Pacific War
Fighting in the Pacific Theater of World War II began with the Japanese bombing of ... read more »
Atomic Bomb Resources
The United States developed the world’s first atomic bomb between 1942-1945. In August 1945, ... read more »
World War II Document Archives
These archives of World War II primary source documents will aid serious research ... read more »
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