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World War II - Kids social studies videos,
lessons and quizzes for K-12 grade school kids that make learning
fun and interesting
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World War II History Info - World War II history articles, books,
Web site recommendations, an art and image gallery, and more for people
who are interested in the history of the 20th century's greatest conflict
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World War 2 - A General World War Two Resource - includes a biography
of Adolf Hitler, important dates, casualty figures, high commands, trivia,
recommended books and a glossary
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American Experience - D-Day
- Participants describe the planning and execution of
the Normandy invasion during World War II, and the battle for the French
beaches
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American Experience - Battle of the Bulge
- Battle of the Bulge: Over 75,000 Americans were killed, maimed, or
captured at the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, in an infernal
test of courage and endurance
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The World War II Page - This
page gives a detailed history of World War II, and its major battles,
from the
Pacific and
Europe.
It also includes detailed statistics and information about the various
planes
used in World War II. For your further enjoyment, we have also included
links to
other World War II pages and search engines
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Atomic Archive -
The Atomic Archive explores the complex history
surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb - a crucial turning point
for all mankind. Follow a timeline that takes you down the path of our
nuclear past, from the 1920s to the present. Read biographies of A-bomb
father Robert Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi's dispassionate account of
the Trinity Test. Examine maps of the damage to Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
and summaries of arms-control treaties. You'll also find an excellent
gallery of photographs and historical footage
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Britannica.com Presents - Normandy
- Britannica.com presents NORMANDY:1944,
a comprehensive learning resource on D-Day and the Normandy Invasion.
The site includes detailed articles, personal histories, radio broadcasts,
film clips, interactive maps, Internet links, and much more
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Conscience and the Constitution
- A look at a group of young Americans
during World War II who refused to be drafted into service while their
government denied them their rights as citizens
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Enola Gay -
The Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber used in the atomic
mission that destroyed Hiroshima, went on display June 28, 1995 at the
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The
display commemorates the end of World War II, as well as the role of
the Enola Gay in securing Japanese surrender
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Hyper War -
A collection of source documents and official
U.S. military histories related to the Second World War. All are presented
in HTML format, with hyperlinks wherever appropriate, and anchors to
permit easy linking/citation of the volumes
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The Hitler Pages - historic Hitler sites. Information about all
the historic locations related to Hitler. With the exact locations
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German Armed Forces in WW2
- Everything you ever wanted to know
about Germany during WWII. Covers the Heer, Waffen-SS, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine,
Auxiliary and Foreign units, and more! Updated every day, more information
all the time. This site is not a political site, but a military history
site
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U.S. Troops in Action -
Dramatics battle photos of US Troops
in action during World War II in the Pacific
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American Aces of WW2 -
Well indexed site with "brief bios
of high scoring American fighter pilots of World War Two, men like Robert
S. Johnson, Gabby Gabreski, Pappy Boyington, Joe Foss, David McCampbell,
Dick Bong, Tommy Blackburn, Edward 'Butch' O'Hare, Ira Kepford, George
Preddy. All the World War Two theatres, services, and fighter planes
are included: P-47 Thunderbolt pilots with the 56th Fighter Group of
the 8th Air Force, Marine Corsair aces of Guadalcanal and the Solomons,
carrier based Navy Hellcat pilots, and USAAF fighter pilots who flew
the P-38 over New Guinea and the Philippines
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Operation Torch - North Africa Invasion
- In September of 1942 the German Army
was at Stalingrad and Gen. Rommel was at the gates of Egypt with his
touted Africa Corp. The Allies desperately needed a second front to
reverse the eastern assault of the Axis armies. Operation Torch was
devised to be that second front
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Atomic Bomb - Decision -
Documents on the decision to use the
atomic bomb are reproduced here in full-text form. In most cases, the
originals are in the U.S. National Archives. Other aspects of the decision
are shown from accounts of the participants
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Lend-Lease -
This famous law gave President Franklin Roosevelt
the authority to aid Great Britain with ships and other war materials
in its war with Nazi Germany in 1941. The U.S. did not join the war
until December of that year
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