World
War II Documents Primary source material from the
Avalon Project at Yale Law School.
American
Memory Browse or search this wonderful
collection of primary source material from the Library
of Congress. You'll find written and spoken words,
sound recordings, still and moving images, prints,
maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
War
Poster Collection A collection of 78 posters from
World War I and II. Searchable, and browsable by topic
from the University of Washington Libraries. Use the
pull-down menu on the left side to view posters from
a specific war.
Powers
of Persuasion: Poster Art from World War II "Guns, tanks, and bombs were
the principal weapons of World War II, but there were
other, more subtle forms of warfare as well."
Presented by the National Archives.
Decoding
Nazi Secrets Companion Web site to the NOVA
special that chronicles how the Allies succeeded in
cracking the infamous German message-coding machine,
the Enigma.
Navajo
Code Talkers The story of the most significant
and successful military code of World War II.
Shtetl:
Righteous Gentiles Read accounts of gentiles who refused
to stand by while their neighbors disappeared.
The
Atomic Age Begins Historical documents and reports
that have shaped the Atomic Age, from the Manhattan
Project to the present.
British
History 1700-1950 A detailed overview of the Second
World War (part of the Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia),
compiled in Great Britain. Be sure to scroll
down to table with subject listings.
Leni
Riefenstahl Leni Riefenstahl is best known
for her work as a movie director for Hitler. Her most
famous films were "Olympia," about the 1936
Olympics in Berlin, and the 1934 Nazi propaganda film,
"Triumph of the Will."
The
Perilous Fight "Witness World War II through
rare color film, and read letters from a nation redefining
itself." Companion to the PBS series.
War
Relocation Camps of World War II In 1942, President Franklin D.
Roosevelt signed an executive order that moved nearly
120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans into 10 isolated
relocation centers. The National Register of Historic
Places presents a lesson and information about two
of those centers: Manzanar and Rowher.
Japanese-American
Relocation Digital Archives A project of the U.S. Institute
of Museum & Library Services which provides access
to over 10,000 images and 20,000 pages of electronic
transcriptions.
Fly
Girls: Women Air Force Service Pilots of WW II In the midst of World War II, women
with flight experience were needed by the U.S. military.
This is the companion to the PBS American Experience
episode telling their story.
The
Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It The story of the 40,000 Americans
who refused to take up arms because their consciences
would not allow them to kill another human being.
Destination
D-Day Game In 1944, to prepare for the D-Day
invasion of Europe, agents of the British SOE (Special
Operations Executive) were working alongside the Resistance
in France. Can you complete a sabotage mission behind
enemy lines?
The
Battle of the Atlantic Game Have you got what it takes to defeat
the U-boats and lead a convoy across the perilous
North Atlantic during World War II?
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