US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: John Armstrong
A brief biography of the Madison appointee, John Armstrong, from the 1992 version of the Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army book.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Map of the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on
This US Army site features a very detailed battle map from the November 25-28, 1950 battle.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: The Siege of Bataan
This site from ibiblio.org provides a thorough introduction to the Japanese siege of the Bataan Peninsula on the Philippine Islands at the beginning of WWII in the Pacific Theater. The site discusses in great detail and events and...
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: Fall of the Philippines: First Days of War
This site from ibiblio.org provides a thorough description of the beginning of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines during early WWII in the Pacific. Discussed is how the isolation of the Philippines Islands led to the Japanese...
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: Fall of the Philippines: The Main Landings
From The War in the Pacific by Louis Morton read a thorough description of the main Japanese invasion of the Philippines during early WWII in the Pacific. This site discusses to great length the Main Landings on the Philippines by the...
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Wwii: Fall of Philippines: Final Japanese Offensive
A description of the final Japanese offensive on the American and Filipino troops holding the Bataan Peninsula during early WWII. This is a very in-depth account of this attack with no detail left untold.
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: The Fall of the Philippines: Surrender
This site from ibiblio.org provides a thorough description of the American and Filipino surrender of the Bataan peninsula to the Japanese in April of 1942. Included is discussion on the final battles that led to the surrender as well as...
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Camaigns of World War Ii: India Burma Campaign
An official defense department history of the various battles fought in the India and Burma region. The roles of General Stillwell and General Merrill is discussed.
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: Central Burma Campaign
This site from Ibiblio is an official Defense Department history of the Burma battles fought in 1945 against the Japanese. The role of Merrill's Raiders is analyzed.
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: China Defensive
An official Defense Department account of the war in China from 1942 to early 1945. The war was mostly of a defensive nature (trying to hold off the Japanese).
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: China Offensive
An official Defense Department account of the war in China from late 1944 to 1945. By this time, the Japanese were on the defensive.
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: New Guinea, 1943 1944
Ibiblio.org offers an official Defense Department history of the American campaign in new Guinea against the Japanese.
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Ww Ii: Fall of the Philippines
Read about the fall of the Phillippines during World War II. Site is broken down by chapter.
BBC
Bbc: Mauritania Army Coup Condemned 8/04/05
In the Islamic Country of Mauritania, there was a coup that overthrew the U.S. backed leader. This coup has been condemned by many, and the international community hopes that the President of Mauritania is reinstated. The BBC goes into...
US Navy
U.s. Military History and National Security
An internet guide to US military history and national security. Includes links to the history of the US armed forces and specific branches as well as information on the different federal organizations involved in national security.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Mask of Lincoln: Ulysses S. Grant
The National Portrait Gallery publishes a photographic portrait of Ulysses S. Grant. In the accompanying caption, learn about Grant's approach to the war, which differed from that of other Northern generals. Also, learn why Lincoln...
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Mary Edwards Walker
Mary Edwards Walker is the only U.S. woman to receive the Presidential Medal of Honor. She was a women's rights advocate, abolitionist, spy, and the first female U.S. Army surgeon during the Civil War.
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Doughboy Center: Sad Tale of the Bonus Marchers
An account of the Bonus March, when World War I veterans, whose war benefit payments could not be redeemed due to the Great Depression, marched on Washington D.C. in 1932 and were forcibly disbanded by the U.S. Army and President Hoover.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: African American Union Troops
Following the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, African Americans were granted the right to join the U.S. Army, but this article takes a closer look at how this new right worked.
PBS
Pbs the West: William Tecumsah Sherman
Read about Sherman's history during the Civil War and afterwards as general commander of the U.S. Army.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Articles of Confederation
During the Revolutionary War, it was necessary to put together some sort of central government, primarily to raise and pay an army. Read about the rules finally passed by Congress in 1777, called the Articles of Confederation. See what...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The French Alliance
The surrender of General Burgoynne at Saratoga gave the French the assurance that the Continental Army had a fighting chance to beat the British. Read about early French help and the formal agreements signed between France and America.
Mount Holyoke College
David T. Fautua: The "Long Pull" Army of Korean War
Provides a lengthy account of United States Cold War policy, NSC-68, and the United States policy towards the Korean War.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Price of Freedom: "I Want You" Poster
View the iconic "I Want You" poster, versions of which were used to recruit forces for the U.S. armed services during both world wars. Also view the poster in context, with other posters and broadsides used to send Americans to war.