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United States -- History, Military American Military History 
 Online version of a 1988 book designed to help "inculcate in ... [U.S] officers and soldiers an awareness of our nation's military past." Features an overview of battles, including the War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Includes maps. From the Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army. http://www.history.army.mil/books/amh/amh-toc.htm Topics: U.S. Military, United States History Last updated Apr 16, 2008 Army Nurse Corps History
This site traces the role of nurses in the U.S. Army from the Spanish American War to current times. It includes articles, photographs, a slide presentation, an exhibit of uniforms and insignia, the song of the corps, photographs and biographies of all the superintendents and chiefs of the corps, and the Prayer of an Army Nurse. From the Office of Medical History, Office of the Surgeon General. http://history.amedd.army.mil/ANCWebsite/anchome.html Topics: Health & Medical Disciplines, History, Photograph Collections, U.S. Military, United States History Last updated Nov 11, 2009 Battle Lines: Letters from America's Wars
This exhibit features "correspondence from over 200 years of American conflicts, ranging from the Revolution to the war in Iraq." Features audio and digitized images of the letters, which explore themes such as home, love, enlisting, and combat. Also includes brief information about the authors of the letters. From the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the Legacy Project. http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/battlelines/index_good.html Topics: Correspondence Last updated May 9, 2006 History of U.S. Armies in Uniform: The American Soldier from 1747 to the Present
"From the birth of a nation to the war on terrorism, this website depicts a 250 year chronological history of U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps uniforms...." The uniforms, researched and (in some cases) created by the collector-author, are displayed on 1/6th scale GI Joe figures. There are also briefly annotated links to additional resources on the scale figures and on U.S. military history. http://www.tekawiz.com/ Topics: History, Military, Terrorism, United States History Last updated Jul 24, 2002 Military Battles and Campaigns
"Maps showing campaigns of major military conflicts including troop movements, defensive structures and groundworks, roads to and from sites of military engagements, campsites, and local buildings, topography and vegetation.... [Many of the] maps provide information ... not available elsewhere." Most maps are of the United States. Includes themed collections on the American Revolution and the Civil War. Searchable and browsable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/milhome.html Topics: History, Maps, Military, U.S. Maps, United States History Last updated May 25, 2004 Military Women Veterans: Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow
This site presents the history of women in the American military "from the American Revolution to Panama, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq." It provides information about combat issues, current women veterans' issues, the National Guard, military academies, women spies, prisoners of war, and more. Also includes links to related material. Authored by a woman veteran, who reminds the nation how "amazing women, do amazing things." http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/ Topics: Communities & Groups, History, U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Mar 8, 2005 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 Veterans History Project
This site describes a project to collect "oral history interviews, memoirs, letters, diaries, photographs, and other original materials from veterans of World Wars I and II, and the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Wars and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present)." Includes guidelines for participating in the project, including tips for interviewing veterans and writing memoirs. From the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/vets/ Topics: Communities & Groups, History, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, United States History Last updated Apr 3, 2005 Women In Military Service For America Memorial
This site describes the memorial (in Washington, D.C.), recounts and honors the stories and struggles of military women "who have served in our nation's defense during all eras and in all services." Also find women commemorated on U.S. postal stamps, educational resources, news, and a bibliography. Search the Register for "military histories, photographs and memorable military experiences of registered servicewomen." http://www.womensmemorial.org/ Topics: Military, Photograph Collections, U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Mar 8, 2005 Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation: Resources
Links to articles on the role of women in the U.S. military beginning with the American Revolution, including essays on Black, Asian-American, Hispanic, and Native American women in the armed forces; a narrative of the struggle for racial equality by Army veterans Sarah Louise Keys and her attorney, Dovey Johnson Roundtree; and an article on military women honored on U.S. postage stamps. From the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation. http://www.womensmemorial.org/Education/edresource.html Topics: Black Resources, Native Americans, Notable People: Women, U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Mar 8, 2005 |
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