Useful Academic Links
for History
Ancient History
Ancient History & Culture Database -- this comprehensive database provides a balanced, global view of the ancient world as it explores five civilizations -- Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome and Mesoamerica.
Resources on World War II
General History:Paths of Memory, World War II a team of European historians has included, in addition to well-known places, lesser-known sites that nevertheless were the locations of events that influenced conflicts in one way or another.
Encyclopedia Britannica, Normandy 1944
U.S. Army of Military History, Normandy Invasion
Eyewitness to History, Invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944
PBS: American Experience, D Day. Features a timeline, maps and relevant people and events.
Encyclopedia of World War II. Includes links to bombings, the Russian front, Normandy, the Holocaust, including many of the major camps, and the 101st Airborne Division.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Enola Gay Exhibit
Enola Gay Website. A lot of information on Paul W. Tibbets and the decision to drop bombs on Japan.
Atomic Archive, Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Bombing of London, Blitz
Leo Szilard Online: Documents on the Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb from the U.S. National Archives, Atomic Bomb: Decision
WWII Ace Stories, WWII Ace Stories. A compilation of first-hand accounts from pilots from various nations involved in WWII.
Encyclopedia Britannica, Reflections on the Holocaust
U.S. Holocaust Museum, U.S. Holocaust Museum
Remember.org Includes a virtual tour of Auschwitz.
The Holocaust, Crimes, Heroes and Villains, The Holocaust Project