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Civil War Studies Adult Learning Center
General U.S. Military History
American History Museum Miliary Collections American History Museum
The Museum's superb military collections document the history of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States
 
 Facts about the United States Flag
 Firearms Reading List
 The Price of Freedom: Americans at War
 West Point in the Making of America, 1802-1918
 Star-Spangled Banner and the War of 1812
 Star-Spangled Banner History and Conservation
Revolutionary War
The Age of Revolution
19th Century Lithographs from the "America on Stone" Collection of Harry T. Peters: Revolutionary War
Civil War
CivilWar@Smithsonian
Civil War Reading List
"Winchester," General Sheridan's War Horse
19th Century Lithographs from the "America on Stone" Collection of Harry T. Peters: Civil War
Mathew Brady's Civil War Period Portraits
World War I
Great War in the Air, World War I
Cher Ami, World War I Carrier Pigeon
World War II
World War II Aviation
July 1942: United We Stand
The Enola Gay
 A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution
The experiences of Japanese Americans during WWII; decision-making and citizen action under the U.S. Constitution
Produce for Victory, Posters on the American Home Front (1941-45)
Stephen Douglas World War II Envelopes, 1943-1945
 exhibit link Victory Mail
This exhibition showcases V-mail, a system developed during WWII to improve morale among soldier overseas and their families
 
Cold War
Space Race
Fast Attacks and Boomers: Submarines in the Cold War
Vietnam War
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Personal Legacy, The Healing of a Nation
Military Aviation
 exhibit link Great War in the Air, World War I
Features the emergence of air power in World War I plus the power of legend and public perception in history
World War II Aviation
Army Green to Air Force Blue, The First Years of the Independent Air Force
Sea-Air Operations
Black Wings: African American Pioneer Aviators
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