The History Place
The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: 1939 1945: Quest for a Nazi Empire
A 20-chapter book on the history of Nazi Germany over the course of the Second World War.
Other
Historic Missourians: Omar N. Bradley
A comprehensive biography of World War II general Omar Bradley.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Normandy, 1944
This site from Britannica takes a comprehensive look at the invasion of Normandy. It focuses on the invasion and the fighting as well as on remembering Normandy and the soldiers that fought there.
BBC
Bbc: "I Saw British Bombs and Knew It Was War"
The events of D-Day unfold through the eyes of a German soldier.
Curated OER
U.s. Infantrymen Wade From Landing Craft Toward Omaha Beach, D Day, June 6, 1944
This site provides extensive information on the invasion of Omaha Beach.
Other
Euronet: Map of Polish Blitzkrieg
Map of Poland five, ten, and fifteen days after the German invasion.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet: Libya History
This site from Lonely Planet provides an overview of Libyan history from the Roman invasion in the 2nd century to modern day. It includes a section on Italian/Turkish conflict and the struggle for control of the region.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Normandy, 1944:omaha Beach
This site provides extensive information on the invasion of Omaha Beach.
Quia
Quia: World War Ii Chronology Europe
World War II Chronology: put these events in chronological order.
Curated OER
Artillery Positions Set Up Soon After Landing
The events of D-Day are described by an American soldier. Article also includes a video interview with the soldier.
Curated OER
Map Showing the Allied Advance in Normandy
This article probes the many challenges and difficulties the Allies faced on June 6, 1944, as they attacked the beaches of Normandy.
Curated OER
Map of Poland During the First 15 Days War
Map of Poland five, ten, and fifteen days after the German invasion.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Eisenhower National Historic Site: Military Career
Online exhibition details aspects of Eisenhower's military career, beginning with his days as a West Point cadet. Covers his campaigns in North Africa and Italy, his appointment as Supreme Allied Commander, the Normandy invasion, and his...
Curated OER
Bbc: In Pictures: Operation Overlord
Vivid images of the D-Day invasion are available in this brief photographic slideshow.
Curated OER
Unknown Soldier's Grave on a Normandy Beach
An informative Question and Answer page on D-Day provided by the BBC on the 60th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Maya, an Introduction
The Maya civilization (300-900 C.E.) was one of the most sophisticated in the pre-Columbian Americas. It extended from southeastern Mexico across modern-day Guatemala, Belize and the western parts of Honduras and El Salvador. The Maya...
BBC
Bbc: The Battle for Normandy
Discover the many challenges and difficulties the Allies faced on June 6, 1944, as they attacked the beaches of Normandy.
Raleigh Charter High School
Mrs. Newmark's Page: World War Ii Chronology 3
This activity has you put events of the end of World War II in chronological order.
A&E Television
History.com: 10 Things You May Not Know About the Cuban Missile Crisis
Explore 10 surprising facts about the moment when the Cold War turned red-hot.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North China, 1971
" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....
Curated OER
Etc: Europe During Napoleon's Campaigns, 1796 1815
A map of Europe at the time of Napoleon and his campaigns (1796-1815), showing the political boundaries at the time, and the routes of The First Italian Campaign with the battle sites of Lodi and Arcole, and the Treaty of Campo Formio...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Sketch Map of the Russian Campaign, 1812
A sketch map of Western Russia at the time of Napoleon's invasion in 1812. "The disastrous campaign which opened in June, 1812, was conducted on so vast a scale that a brief sketch can provide only the slightest conception of the...
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