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Publisher: U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor 
 Full-text listings of more than 3,400 Medal of Honor Citations awarded by the president, in the name of Congress, to U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen since the decoration's creation in 1861. Categorized by war. Also has statistics, history, bibliography, and section on World War II Black Medal of Honor Recipients. From the U.S. Army Center of Military History. http://www.history.army.mil/moh.html Topics: Black Resources, Statistics, U.S. Military Last updated May 26, 2008 Normandy: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II
The chronicles of one of the epic assaults of history. Illustrated with photographs, maps, and drawings, it paints a realistic picture of the events of June 6-July 24, 1944. From the U.S. Army Center for Military History. http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/normandy/nor-pam.htm Topics: History By Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, World War II Last updated Jun 9, 2008 U.S. Army Center of Military History
Articles, statistics, artwork, lineage and honors programs, and "How-To" guides for such areas as oral history, organizational and unit history, and other topics about U.S. Army history. The Center's Library online catalog is available. http://www.history.army.mil/ Topics: History, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Statistics, United States History Last updated Jul 2, 2008 WWII: Asiatic-Pacific Theater
Illustrated background about World War II battles fought in the Pacific. Topics include Burma, the fall of the Philippines, Guadalcanal, Guam, and Okinawa. Also includes reports of General MacArthur on Japanese operations in the southwest Pacific area, and campaigns of MacArthur in the Pacific (covering items such as the plans for the invasion and occupation of Japan). From the U.S. Army Center of Military History. http://www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/WW2-AP.html Topics: World War II Last updated Jul 8, 2008 Online Bookshelves: War With Spain
Information about the 1898 Spanish-American War, which included a U.S. invasion of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, from the perspective of the U.S. military. Includes text of the April 1898 declaration of war, essays about General John J. Pershing's service and the Buffalo Soldiers (first peacetime all-black regiments), details about campaigns (Santiago, Puerto Rico, and Manila), photos of the army nurse corps, and more. From the U.S. Army Center of Military History. http://www.history.army.mil/documents/spanam/wws.htm Topics: Wars & Conflicts Last updated Feb 7, 2008 In Remembrance ... Memorial Day
Material about the Memorial Day holiday, including origins (covering when people decorated the graves of Civil War dead, 1971 when Memorial Day was set as the last Monday in May, and related events); "The Last Salute," a publication of "accounts of funerals conducted for civil and military officials, active and retired, and for the unknown servicemen of three wars between 1921 and 1969"; and images. From the U.S. Army Center of Military History. http://www.history.army.mil/html/reference/holidays/memday/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated May 20, 2009 Online Bookshelves: Contingency Operations
Compilation of reference and research material about U.S. Army contingency operations, including Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury), Panama (Operation Just Cause), Somalia (Operation Restore Hope), Bosnia-Herzegovina (operations Joint Endeavor, Joint Guard, and Joint Forge), and others. Includes books, book excerpts, short accounts, reports, and other publications. From the U.S. Army Center of Military History. http://www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ConOps.html Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Apr 27, 2009 |
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