Harry Truman: POTUS
POTUS summary site with basic information (elections, cabinet, Supreme Court appointment) and links to other materials
Biography of Harry S Truman
Brief biography from the White House
Executive orders signed by President Harry S Truman
List of all executive orders signed by President Truman while in office with links to the text of each
Dwight David Eisenhower
Biographical booklet from the U.S. Army Center of Military History
National WWII Memorial
Site commemorating national monument in Washington DC. Links to registry, photos and dedication
Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers and Broadcasters during World War II
Stories from the Library of Congress
World War II Commemoration, Resource and Link Library
Home page of personal site with huge link library organized into Army, Navy, Air Force and Home Front
World War II - Notes
University of Oregon cyberschool online textbook site. Graphic Organizer exploring concepts of Domination, Measures of Success and Cause and Effect
Pearl Harbor: Official Lies in an American War Tragedy?
alternative interpretation of Pearl Harbor from the Independent Institute
The PEARL HARBOR ATTACK HEARINGS
Official document collection from UNC's Public Library Digital Archive
Pearl Harbor History: Why Did Japan Attack? Eyewitness Accounts, Casualty List, Background from Pearl Harbor.org
Summary of the attack with links to more information
National Geographic: Remembering Pearl Harbor--history, maps
Articles, maps, images and video from National Geographic
Kamikaze Images
American and Japanese images of kamikaze pilots differ greatly. This web site explores diverse portrayals and perceptions of the young men who carried out suicide attacks near the end of World War II.
Nihon Kaigun -Imperial Japanese Navy Page
Personal site, yet extensive information on fleet, officers, guns, battles, etc.
The Pacific War - War Times Journal
Articles and resources
Bataan Rescue
Companion site for American Experience documentary with articles, timeline and links to resources
Battle of the Atlantic Exhibition
Official Site of the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Billed as the Web's Most Comprehensive Pearl Harbor and World War II Site, it might just be - a treasure trove of materials. Make sure to look at the site map to see all that's here
American Aircraft of World War II
This is a reference site with photos, data, and info on all American aircraft designed or used in World War II.
Battle of the Bulge PBS
Companion site for American Experience documentary. Includes timeline and extra information of people and events in film
D-Day PBS
Companion site for American Experience documentary. Includes timeline and extra information of people and events in film
US Army in World War II - Center for Military History (US Army)
The United States Army in World War II series describes the organization, plans, and operations of the War Department and the Army, in the zone of interior and in all of the Army's five theaters of operations from 1939 to 1945.
World War II Military Situation Maps - (American Memory from the Library of Congress)
The World War II Military Situation Maps contains maps showing troop positions beginning on June 6, 1944 to July 26, 1945. Starting with the D-Day Invasion, the maps give daily details on the military campaigns in Western Europe, showing the progress of the Allied Forces as they push towards Germany. The collection consists of 416 printed maps and 115 reports, the originals of which reside in the Library of Congress' Geography and Map Division
Losses in World War Two
Map showing total loses, interesting for comparisons. For example, compare the number of Soviet deaths to American. Does this explain American wealth in the 1950s?
Map of Pearl Harbor
Showing placement of boats and naval base
The United States in World War II: “The Proper Application of Overwhelming Force”
EdSitement lesson plans
Japanese in Turn of the Century America
Images, political cartoons and songs from the University of Indiana
Rabbit in the Moon
Companion site to PBS documentary. Fifty years later acclaimed filmmaker Emiko Omori asks her older sister and other detainees to reflect on the personal and political consequences of internment. From the exuberant recollections of a typical teenager, to the simmering rage of citizens forced to sign loyalty oaths, Omori renders a poetic and illuminating picture of a deeply troubling chapter in American history
Camp Harmony Exhibit
This exhibit tells the story of Seattle's Japanese American community in the spring and summer of 1942 and their four month sojourn at the Puyallup Assembly Center known as "Camp Harmony
Evacuation and Internment of San Francisco Japanese - Newspaper Articles
Excellent collection of newspaper articles in San Francisco newspapers from the spring of 1942