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World War II History Info
General site. Good introduction.

World War II Multimedia Database

Normandy: 1944
Encyclopædia Britannica guide.

The Second World War Encyclopedia
British site covers people and places of the war and British homefront information.

World War II - MSN Encarta
A good introduction with concise information on the extent of participation and cost in lives and monies.

A Guide to the Good War: Resources on World War II
World War II resources from the Archives of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.

A People at War
From the National Archives and Records Administration. The contributions of Americans, military and civilian, who served their country, including sections on women, the war in the Pacific, the war in Europe, and science's role in military arms power.

The History Place
Look for several WWII sections, including Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders, pictures of U.S. troops in action in the Pacific, a timeline, African-Americans in the War, more.

The World at War: History of WW 1939-1945
Analysis of the key combatants and people.

The Second World War Experience Centre
British site features a timeline, key figures, and various topics such as the war at sea, in the air, and on land.

World War II Timeline
Browse by date, topic, picture, and map. Includes events leading up to the conflict as far back as 1917.

WWII in Europe, North Africa and the Eastern Front
Links to various locations and topics.

The World at War, history of WW 1939-1945 
Arranged by year. Statistical information in the Postscript.

World War II in the Pacific
The History Place provides a timeline of events, battle photos, a map of the Japanese empire in 1942, more.

The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color
PBS series. Timeline of World War II events, psychology of war, battlefields, life on the homefront.

World War II Web Resources
Compiled by the University of North Texas Department of History.

Pearl Harbor - Remembered

National Geographic: Remembering Pearl Harbor

Powers of Persuasion : Poster Art from World War II

World War II
Documents of significance from World War II from Don Mabry, Mississippi State University.

U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Dedication of National World War II Memorial
Special feature from the 2004 dedication of the National World War II Memorial. Facts and statistics on U.S. military personnel serving during the war, such as average length of time served, injuries and deaths, women, and veterans.

World War II Commemoration
Grolier Online in-depth introduction gives information on the major war theaters, the leading political figures and statistics on war casualties. Links to links to other sites.

The End of the War: 60 Years
How the culture of commemoration in Germany has developed in recent decades. Authors from Russia, England, France and Poland describe the significance of the end of the war for their countries.

World War II Primary Source Document Collection
Books and individual documents.

UC Davis News & Information :: Lives of Children Who Witnessed World War II Explored

War Posters

Voices of World War II
Radio newscasts, popular songs, speeches, more.

A | More | Perfect | Union
Japanese Americans during the war. From the Smithsonian.

The War Relocation Camps of World War II: When Fear Was Stronger than Justice

National Park Service: Confinement and Ethnicity
An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites.

The Office of Strategic Services: America's First Intelligence Agency

National Cryptologic Museum
Sections on codes in WWII.

Home Front (1939-1945)
Life in Britain, including women's roles, child evacuees, music, rationing, propaganda, more.

Mission Europe Hostilities
Information about various European countries as they are about to clash in World War II.

American Military History
An online textbook.

Dover Kent England
Listed on the bottom left are topics such as the Battle of Dunkirk and D-Day.

Battle of the Atlantic
From the Imperial War Museum

Battle of Britain
From the Imperial War Museum

World War II and the Rise of America as a Global Superpower
Links for class undertaking to understand the war.

US Census Press Releases
Collection of statistical facts for use during the dedication of the National World War II Memorial in 2004.

Voices of World War II: Experiences From the Front and at Home
Sights and sounds of the war. Try the topic index.

Wars and Conflict of the U.S. Navy - WWII

JAPAN CAPITULATES

Women & the U.S. Navy - WWII era WAVES

Women Come to the Front
Journalists, photographers, broadcasters.

Effects of World War II
A brief summary.

Facts on Canada's Involvement in the Second World War

Encyclopedia Brunoniana | World War II
World War II at a college campus.

Air Power:Women in the Military in World War II

USCWC -- Statistical Summary: America's Major Wars
Compare participation, casualties, cost.

Submarine in World War II

WWW-VL: Military History: World War Two History: WWII, 1939-1945
Compilation of links, many military aspects and maps, from an Italian Virtual Library.

Posters from World War II

Franklin D. Roosevelt Library & Museum Photos of World War II

US Latinos & Latinas & WW II

The Army Nurse Corps

Army Quartermaster Corps in World War II
Articles about supplying the troops.

Animals as Cold Warriors: Missiles, Medicine, and Man's Best Friend - World War II

Compensation from World War II through the Great Society
From the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) History
A Nation At War/World War II/Personal Narratives
A Nation at War/World War II/Technology Tales
NOAA 200th Top Tens: Historical Events: World War II

Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
Eight U.S. presidents have had military affiliations to WWII.

Airships During and After World War II
The U.S. was the only power to use airships during World War II. Also, attacked by balloons!

Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI History World War II Period: Late 1930's - 1945
Brief history.

World War II: Iowa Press Clippings [ICGS/SHSI]
Scanned newspaper articles about Iowa's war efforts at home and abroad.

Digital History
An online textbook.

Robert A. Tekulve's Pacific W.W.II. Photos

World War II: Battles With No Boundaries
ThinkQuest student presentation on the Pacific and European fronts.

World War II Timeline [Ad*Access]
Divided between homefront and front line events.

World War II Timeline
Events leading up to the War and its conclusion, 1917-1945. Includes photographs, maps, documents.

eHistory at OSU | Multimedia
Major events of the war, including conferences, participants, battles, timeline.

American Women and the World War II Experience
A guide to sources of information on women in the service and on the homefront.

WWII: The Casualties
A brief summary of the combatants and statistics of casualties.

World War II Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
Links to maps of the Asia-Pacific and European theaters.

ww2 europe index
An atlas of the European theater.

World War II Web Sites
University of Washington collection of collections.

Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War
"personal experiences of the men and women who served on the home front and overseas."

Voices of World War II: Experiences From the Front and at Home.
How WWII was experienced in Kansas City through the media.

What did you do in the war, Grandma?
Student project: Oral History of Rhode Island Women during World War II.

Internet Modern History Sourcebook: World War II
Links to diverse selected sources.

Historic Government Publications from World War II -- SMU
A digital library of pamphlets and other publications.

The Avalon Project : World War II : Documents
From Yale University, collected historic documents.

World War II Links on the Internet
A compilation of links on a variety of topics, including homefront.