Ducksters
Ducksters: World War Ii History: Battle of Britain for Kids
Kids learn about the history of the Battle of Britain during World War II. Germany bombs England and London for months.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War Ii History: Battle of Stalingrad for Kids
Kids learn about the history of the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II. Germany attacks the Soviet Union.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War Ii History: Battle of the Bulge for Kids
Kids learn about the history of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. Germany tries to push back the Allies.
Library of Congress
Loc: Battle of the Bulge
HQ Twelfth Army Group situation maps of the Battle of the Bulge.
BBC
Bbc: Ww2 People's War Timeline
Click on various stories and dates and learn more about the event plus read eyewitness accounts. The focus in on Great Britain's role in the war.
Other
Stemming the Tide: Battle of the Coral Sea
This site provides a detailed discussion of the Battle of the Coral Sea and the events leading up to it. Includes some pictures.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Lincoln & Churchill
Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill lived through remarkably comparable challenges and difficulties in cataclysmic wars just eight decades apart. With very different upbringings and contrasting personalities, they led their war...
Other
The History of War: Battles, Sieges, and Treaties: World War 2 (1939 1945)
Find a chronological listing of the major battles of World War II and dozens of minor battles fought all over the world. The source for a preponderance of the references is Wikipedia.
War Times Journal
War Times Journal: The Pacific War: A World War Ii Summary
This article provides a concise summary of the major events/battles of the Pacific War from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the surrender of Japan in August 1945.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: World War Ii Battle of Britain for Kids
History Questions: Battle of Britain Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
OpenStax
Open Stax: Fighting the Good Fight in Wwii 1941 1945: Victory in European Theater
Examines the diplomatic negotiations among the Big Three leaders - Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin - during World War II. Discusses the invasion of North Africa, the invasion of Europe, the shock of seeing the impact of the Holocaust...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Arsenal of Democracy
Although Americans remained isolationist in their thinking, President Roosevelt understood that the European allies needed help against the Germans. Read about the incremental ways America became involved in World War II in Europe...
Raleigh Charter High School
Mrs. Newmark's Page: World War Ii Chronology 2
This assessment has you put events of WWII on the European front in chronological order.
PBS
Pbs: The War: Okinawa
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read a description of the Battle of Okinawa, last major battle of World War II in the Pacific. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
BBC
Bbc: The Battle of Arnhem (Operation Market Garden)
Producer Mark Fielder explores how an Allied victory at The Battle of Arnhem (Operation Market Garden) could have shortened World War Two by six months, and how the plan failed at the last moment.
A&E Television
History.com: Vj Day: Victory Over Japan Day
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.
The History Place
The History Place: Wwii in the Pacific Selected Battle Pics
This site from The History Place provides a section on "Selected Battle Photos" from the war in the Pacific, including a short caption explaining each.
Other
U.s. Centennial Flight Commission: Air Power:the Battle of Britain
Read a concise account of the Battle of Britain, Adolf Hitler's attempt to conquer Great Britain in the summer of 1940. See how the British prevailed and what mistakes the Germans made.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The War in the Pacific
Overview of the course of World War II as it unfolded with naval and air battles in the Pacific.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Battle of Kursk
This article explores the Battle of Kursk, the largest armored battle of all time. The article is broken into sections that focus on German plans, Soviet plans, Operation Citadel, the Soviet counteroffensive, the end of the battle, and...
Other
H.m.s. Hood Assoc.: Battle of the Denmark Strait Documentation Resource
Part I, Introduction and Background; Part II, Fighting Bismarck; and Part III, Conclusion and Sources provide the exciting story of the sinking of the Bismarck by the combined Royal Navy. Basic facts about each ship are supplied such as...
Made From Media
Made From History: Vasily Zaytsev the Enemy at the Gates
Read this straight-forward account of the Soviet sniper, Vasily Zatsev, who played a major role in World War II.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: War in the Pacific
The war in the Pacific raged throughout World War II. Read about the Japanese early successes, and see how the American troops recaptured and moved closer to Japan at the end of the war.
PBS
Pbs: Commanding Heights the Battle for the World Economy
A huge site dedicated to an understanding of the current global economic system. Includes the history, forces, values and perceptions that have shaped the world's economy. A comprehensive resource that includes a detailed economic report...