This is the accompanying site to the PBS film "Victory in the Pacific." Information provided includes maps by which students can trace the war, eyewitness stories, and discussions by historians.

Overview of the setbacks, defeats and victories of the Revolutionary War.

This resource presents an account of the famous naval battle of Trafalgar. This resource outlines the different tactics Nelson used to achieve victory.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Excerpts from Winston Churchill's speech about the victory in Africa during World War II. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

After reading "A Not-So-Glorious," Victory, which is included on this page, have your students practice identifying cause and effect using the printable worksheet.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's novel Carrie's Two Victories by Charlotte Mary Yonge [1870].

The text of Rwandan President Kagame's victory speech is found on this site. This was the first presidential election since the genocides of 1994. Links to related topics including the genocide are included.

A poster featuring Admiral "Bull" Halsey in an industrial incentive poster, urging workers to do their part for victory in World War II.

View how American citizens helped to keep World War II in the home front through these posters on exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

Photographic exhibition portrays the Romanian Revolution of 1989 in the city of Bucharest.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "Long live the victory of the revolutionary cultural line of Chairman Mao" a Chinese political propaganda poster by an unknown designer, 1967.

Comprehensive discussion of V-J Day or the day victory was declared in Japan. Includes details and facts about World War II and the war in the Pacific, the surrender, related photos and speeches, battle maps, and more.

Examination of the HMS Victory, an eighteenth-century sailing ship.

This lesson plan from the Internal Revenue Service gives the history of the progressive income tax which helped fund the social programs implemented during the Great Depression, and the war effort after the country joined the Allies in...

An ebook first published in 1919 and the definitive text on war gardens and gardening.

Original radio broadcast announcing the end of World War II after the surrender of Japan, and the jubilation that followed as crowds in cities across the United States celebrated in the streets.

This ebook version of Oliver Optic's A Victorious Union has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

Although the Americans suffered severe setbacks for months after independence was declared, their tenacity and perseverance eventually paid off. During August 1776, in the Battle of Long Island in New York, Washington's position became...

In July 1780 France's Louis XVI had sent to America an expeditionary force of 6,000 men under the Comte Jean de Rochambeau. In addition, the French fleet harassed British shipping and prevented reinforcement and resupply of British...

Brief overview of the final events of the American Revolutionary War leading to the signing of the Treaty of Paris, 1783 and American independence.

Overview of the final stages of WWII in which war in the Pacific and the Atomic bomb lead to Japanese surrender and criminal trials against Nazi generals.

View an image of a sculpture portraying the goddess Durga and read her story in this essay.

This is an image of the goddess Durga. She is shown in a triumphant pose as the slayer of the buffalo demon, Mahisha. Durga is a manifestation of the Goddess, who can also appear as the consort Parvati or as a destructive figure Kali....

At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," view a poster from WWII that calls on citizens to help lessen the demand for store-bought food by planting a garden.