BBC
Bbc History: Wars and Conflict: From the Field Gun to the Tank
Introduction to a series of pages that traces the development of the tank during WWI. Includes pictures and well-written analysis. A great place to find information on weapons used in WWI.
Other
Vietnam War Bibliography
A great resource for print resources on the Vietnam War. The Table of Contents provide a good organizational tool of bibliographic information for anyone trying to understand the conflict.
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada: Heroes Remember Interview
Search this data base and view interviews with veterans who recount their experiences in the First, Second, South African and Korean Wars. The data base may be searched by war, geographic location, campaign, branch, unit or occupation....
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: Civil War Between Pompey and Caesar
William Morey, in his 1901 textbook, explains in this passage the conflict between Pompey and Caesar that rages across the Roman provinces.
Other
Texas Escapes: World War Ii
A rich collection of stories and photographs covering the Texans who participated in World War II. Topics covered include many stories of individual men and women who took part in conflicts, training camps and prisoner of war camps in...
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: President Obama on Iraq and Afghanistan
PBS's NewsHour Extra presents a detailed lesson plan covering the current US involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan with a video of Jim Lehrer's interview with President Obama [18:59]. The two discuss the Obama administration's strategy for...
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada: Canadian Forces Abroad Photo Gallery
Thirteen photographs demonstrate ways in which Canada has focused on peacekeeping since the World Wars and Korean War.
Other
Project Ploughshares
Website for an ecumenical peace center of the Canadian Council of Churches. Organization formed to work towards control of weapons trade, reducing reliance on military force, abolishing nuclear weapons and building peace in the world.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: American Civil War Battles
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about American Civil War battles. Explore Civil War military conflicts on land and sea, from Fort Sumter to Appomattox. Use maps and documents to...
University of New Brunswick (Canada)
Historical Context: American Revolution
This resource summarizes American-British military conflict during the late 18th century including Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold's attempt at converging on Quebec City and holding the city under siege.
Other
Two Indonesias, Two Americas
This site provides information about military conflicts in Indonesia and some less-than-pleasant methods of counterinsurgency used to sway the influence of wars.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Cyrus Roberts Vance (1917 2002)
Biogrpahical material on the life and work of Cyrus Vance, a U.S. diplomat and Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter. Vance is known for his attempts to negotiate with other countries, focussing on human rights in his efforts...
Curated OER
Map 45: The Korean Conflict 1950 1951
Detailed history of the Korean War from a larger work on U.S. military history: the decision to go to war, the military engagements, the stalemate, and the aftermath. [Maps included but photographs from the original publication are not.]
Other
General History of the Boer War
A look at Canada's involvement in the Boer War. The researcher is provided with details of the conflict and the scope of Canada's military involvement. As the author of the site is a British Columbia museum, there is also a link that...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Veteran Collection
Follow individual trajectories of America's diverse community of veterans as they join the military, experience deployments, and then return and adjust to civilian life. Analyze oral histories that describe the camaraderie of the veteran...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Dwight David Eisenhower
This ibiblio.org site is a biographical account of the 34th president of the U.S., Dwight D. Eisenhower. Contains interesting details, particularly of his military career.
BBC
Bbc News: Q&a: Macedonia Peace Process
An overview of the strife between the Macedonian military and ethnic Albanian insurgents. How did it start? Who are the main parties involved? Casualties and war crimes? Introduction to the Peace Process as well as challenges to it....
Other
Ochc: Oliver Otis Howard
An extensive biography of the interesting life of Oliver Otic Howard, a man who held progressive beliefs, but followed his military orders. Scroll down to find out about his interactions with Chief Joseph.
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Gaza Strip
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of the area of the Gaza Strip. The content covers the area's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: For Afghanistan, a New Us Transition Strategy
The Obama administration is changing its strategy and timetable for US troops in Afghanistan. Caught between the desire of Karzai for limited American military role and the fear of not being able to fulfill the goal of subduing Taliban...
BBC
Bbc News: Country Profile: Algeria
A profile of Algeria that includes facts about the country and information about its leaders and the media. Click on the Timeline by the flag of Algeria for a chronology of events since 1962. Click above the flag for a video of January...
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Ariel Sharon
A biography of Sharon that highlights his military career and numerous posts he has held in his political career. Site provides hyperlinks to related information such as the 1967 Six-Day War, the Haganah, Sinai Campaign, and more.
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Remembering the Real Meaning of Memorial Day
After learning about the origin and customs of Memorial Day, the students can connect to various online sites showing the important memorials that have been constructed to honor soldiers who were killed during U.S. wars and conflicts.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: New France
An overview of New France, from the time the French first began to explore the area until they ceded Canada to the British (Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763). Includes a discussion of the founding of Quebec City and early maps of the...