Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry Truman & the Potsdam Conference: Student Activity
This activity allows students to see President Truman's perspective at the Potsdam Conference in 1945. Features include overview and firsthand accounts of conference, questions, vocabulary, and photos.
Curated OER
Truck Load of Germans
Short personal account about the conditions of the German troops when they surrendered at the end of WWII.
Curated OER
German U Boat
This site recalls the capitulation of German submarines on the same day as Germany surrendered. Includes pictures and an analysis of the reactions to unrestricted submarine warfare.
Yale University
World War Ii Documents
This resource presents links to copies of documents implemented by many countries during World War II and immediately after World War II. Documents are in alphabetical order, not chronological.
BBC
Bbc History: Animated Map: The Italian Campaign
This animated map gives a good visual of the Italian Campaign which began in Sicily in 1943. Each map has a description of the action, a key is provided, and just the map animation can be replayed, or view the entire site again.
Curated OER
Eyewitness to History: Battle of Britain, 1940
A riveting eyewitness account of an RAF pilot describing his participation in a dogfight over Britain when the Germans were attempting to bomb Great Britain into surrender at the beginning of World War II. Included is an audio of Winston...
Curated OER
Eyewitness to History: Battle of Britain, 1940
A riveting eyewitness account of an RAF pilot describing his participation in a dogfight over Britain when the Germans were attempting to bomb Great Britain into surrender at the beginning of World War II. Included is an audio of Winston...
Curated OER
Eyewitness to History: Battle of Britain, 1940
A riveting eyewitness account of an RAF pilot describing his participation in a dogfight over Britain when the Germans were attempting to bomb Great Britain into surrender at the beginning of World War II. Included is an audio of Winston...