Military Resources: Military History
American Military History
A list of library resources on military history at Rutgers University.
Digital Library Program: Military history
This University of Virginia site offers access to digital documents on wars from the American Revolution through World War II.
Hypertext history of the Second World War
This project is the world of Patrick Clancy who envisions the end result to be a collection of WWII material completely cross-refereced by hypertext links and enhanced by multimedia. The author welcomes contributions and suggestions at: patrick@akamail.com
Instances of use of United States Forces Abroad, 1798-1993
This Congressional Research Service publication, hosted on the web by the Naval Historical Center, lists 234 instances in which the US has used its armed forces abroad in situation of conflict or potential conflict.
Management of Historic Ships and Aircraft Sites
This article appeared in the National Park Service's CRM journal volume 25, no.2 (2002).
Military analysis network
This site features the Congressional Research Service documents on military and national security issues.
Military expenditures
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) "collects information on and monitors trends in military expenditures around the world."
Military history: a Guide to Selected Resources of Perkins Library, Duke University
This Duke University site offers access to a wealth of military history organized into bibliographies, guides, chronologies, biographical sources, statistics, and links to other websites.
An Overview of Records at the National Archives Relating to Military Service
This article written by Trevor Plante appeared in the Fall 2002 issue of Prologue. It describes how to find an ancestor's military service record.
The President as Commander-in-Chief
The feature article from NARA's Calendar of Events by Kahlil Chism highlights Presidents who have had to exercise their powers as Commander-in-Chief at the outbreak of war.
World War II timeline
Provides a timeline of the major events of World War II.
Defense Link
Official web site of the U.S. Department of Defense. Go to DOD at a Glance for information about DOD's mission, organization, lists of defense agencies, organizational charts, and its three military departments: the Army, Navy, and the Air Force.
Annual Defense Report 2000
This edition covers topics like defense strategy, current state of the armed forces, plans for future formations of the Department of Defense and the military, and reports from individual secretaries. Go to the Annual Defense Report of the DOD for the "basic reference document for those interested in national defense issues and programs."
Air Force Link
Official site of the U.S. Air Force.
Air Force Historical Research Agency
The AFHRA is the repository for Air Force historical documents . More than 90% of the agency's pre-1955 holdings are declassified. This valuable collection on U.S. military aviation is accessible on microfilm with copies deposited at NARA.
The Aerodrome: Aces and Aircraft of World War I
Includes biographies on the Aces of the First World War, as well as information on the planes they flew and battles they fought.
Air University Library
List of bibliographies on aviation-related topics. Check the Great Warrior Leader/Thinkers webpage for biographical information about famous flyers.
Great Warrior Leaders/Thinkers: Jacqueline Cochran
This bibliography is prepared by Diana Simpson of the Air University Library and contains resources on Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP). Jacqueline Cochran became the director of the WASP in July 1943.
US Air Force Museum
Museum is located at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.
Tuskegee Airmen
From the Air University Library, a bibliography of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II.
Official Army Publication Sites
The official site to link to army publications, including administrative departmental publications and forms, doctrinal and training publications, technical and equipment publications, engineering publications, and medical publications.
Researching Service in the U.S. Army during the Philippine Insurrection, Summer 2000, vol. 32, no. 2.
An article in NARA's publication, Prologue, by Trevor K. Plante, on the records in NARA of Army members who served in the war that lasted from 1899 to 1902 in the Philippines.
U.S. Army Center of Military History
An important resource for military researchers.
U.S. Army Military History Institute
MHI is an institute of the US Army War College.
African-Americans in Military History
A bibliography on the subject of African-Americans in Naval History.
Black Men in Navy Blue during the Civil War
A history of black participates in the Navy during the Civil War. An article from the NARA publication, Prologue, by Joseph P. Reidy.
Department of Defense USS Cole Commission Report
Report on commission formed to report on improvements of U.S. policies and practices for deterring, disrupting, and mitigating terrorist attacks on U.S. forces.
Documenting United States Naval Activities During the Spanish-American War, Spring 1998, vol. 30, no. 1
An article from the NARA publication, Prologue, by Richard W. Peuser.
Fast Attacks & Boomers: Submarines in the Cold War
A site on the history of submarines by the Smithsonian's Museum of American History
Naval Historical Center
The Center is charged with preserving, analyzing and interpreting its hard-earned experience and history for the Navy and the American people.
Naval War College Review
A periodical from the Naval War College. View current issue or browse past issues. Index available for articles from 1991 to present.
Racial Identity and the Case of Captain Michael Healy, USRCS, Fall 1997, vol. 29, no. 3.
An article from the NARA publication, Prologue, by James O'Toole.
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
Specifications, history, and one or more photographs of most WWII Navy ships.
Untapped Resources: Private Claims and Private Legislation in the Records of the U.S. Congress, Spring 1995, vol. 27, no. 1.
This article by Charles E. Schamel appeared in the NARA publication, Prologue.
U.S. Coast Guard Historical Bibliography
An official Coast Guard site.
U.S. Marine Corps
The official website of the United States Marine Corps.
"U.S. Marines in the Boxer Rebellion"
An article from the NARA publication, Prologue, by Trevor K. Plante.
U.S. Navy: Welcome Aboard
Official website of the United States Navy.
U.S. Navy in World War II
This site includes the United States Coast Guard which operates as part of the Navy during war time.
Victory at Sea
An article by David M. Kennedy in The Atlantic Monthly, March 1999, about the war at sea during World War II.
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Naval and Maritime
This site is maintained by the United States Naval Academy Alumni Online Community and hosted by the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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