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Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Battle of Shiloh
Article contains interesting facts and information about the Battle of Chancellorsville, one of the major battles that were fought during the Civil War on April 6-7, 1862.
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George Washington
This account of the American War of Independence looks at the war objectively, acknowledging that it was, in fact, both a civil war and a world war. The author begins with the prelude to the war, discusses the theater of war and the...
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Ibiblio: Hyperwar: Burma Campaign, 1942
Official Defense department history of the Burma campaign in 1942 which resulted in the loss of Burma to the Japanese. The role of General Stillwell is explored.
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Asian Pacific Americans in the u.s. Army: The Bataan Death March
A good description of the Bataan Death March and conditions in the POW camps following the fall of the Philippines in 1942.
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National Park Service: Fort Donelson Natl Battlefield: The Battle of Fort Donelson
A description of the Battle of Fort Donelson from the National Park Service. It was in this battle that Grant received the nickname, "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
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Military History Encyclopedia on the Web: Naval Battle of Memphis, 6 June 1862
An interesting account of the battle between Union and Confederate gunboats which resulted in the surrender of Memphis and the opening of the Mississippi River south to Vicksburg.
Tennessee Historical Society
Tennessee Encyclopedia: Tullahoma Campaign
A good description of the military strategy involved in the Tullahoma Campaign and the importance for the Union to push the Confederate Army out of middle Tennessee.
Ibis Communications
Eyewitness to History: The Bataan Death March, 1942
Read the chilling first-person account of Capt. William Dyess, who was captured on Bataan, and survived the Batann Death March.
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National Park Service: Vicksburg National Military Park: Vicksburg Surrender
This resource provides information about the surrender by General Pemberton at Vicksburg.
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National Park Service: Vicksburg National Military Park: Vicksburg Campaign
This resource provides detailed information on the Vicksburg campaign and siege, culminating in the surrender of the city and its defending army.
BBC
Bbc: Animated Map: The Battle of El Alamein
Colorful animated map series on the Battle of El Alamein. Map provides detailed information on military advances and tactics, accompanied by explanatory text. Archived.
Tennessee Historical Society
Tennessee Encyclopedia: Battle of Murfreesboro
A description of the Battle of Murfreesboro and the Confederate cavalry attack by Nathan Bedford Forrest's troops.
Ibis Communications
Eyewitness to History: Invasion of Iwo Jima, 1945
Students explore the battle of Iwo Jima. The resource consists of an audio clip aboard a destroyer a few hundred yards off shore during the invasion of Iwo Jima.
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National Park Service: Vicksburg National Military Park: First Assault
A short description of the U.S. initial attack to take over Vicksburg.
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Saudi Aramco World: New Voices: New Afghanistan
With the fall of the Taliban in 2001, many Afghans believed that, after 23 years of war, their country would be at peace again. Although recent increases in violence have dampened that spirit, there is nonetheless a small population of...
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Siteseen: American Historama: Battle of Midway
Comprehensive overview and detailed facts about the Battle of Midway when American planes defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands. This was the turning point of the war in the Pacific between the United States...
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Etc: Theatre of the American Rev War in the South, 1775 1783
A map of the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War from the Chesapeake Bay south to Savannah, showing major cities and towns, forts, and important battle sites of the period. An inset map details Yorktown, site of the final...
Musicals 101
Musicals101: History of the Stage Musical 1910 1920
From Jerome Kern's Americanized shows to the Ziegfeld Follies, the stages saw a whole new type of musical from 1910-1920.
Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College: Rommel's Advances in North Africa
This site from the Harvey Mudd College describes the advances of Rommel and the German troops in North Africa and discusses the fighting that took place there in '41-'42.
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National Park Service: Vicksburg Natl Military Park: Passing the Vicksburg Batteries
Read how Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter moved his fleet past the Vicksburg batteries and lost only one transport.
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North Georgia History: Chickamauga: River of Blood
A very vivid review of the Battle from North Georgia.com. Images and links to maps are also provided.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Treasures: Memo From Stalin
Stalin's memo to representative W. Averell Harriman following a conference with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister W. Churchill on military planning of WWII against Hitler.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Causes of the American Revolution: Trouble in Boston [Pdf]
In this lesson, 5th graders look at ideas and British policies that contributed to the outbreak of the American Revolution. Includes background information for the teacher. Students explore ideas that were circulating in America before...
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History Place: Rape of Nanking
In December 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanking and proceeded to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city. The six weeks of carnage would become known as the Rape of...