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U.S. Military History
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 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 Buffalo Soldiers on the Western Frontier
Exhibition describing the role of African Americans in the U.S. Cavalry during the Civil War. Includes history of the 9th and 10th cavalries, daily life on the frontier (with photos), a list of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, and a bibliography. From the International Museum of the Horse. http://www.imh.org/exhibit.php?exhibition=Buffalo Topics: Black Resources, Photograph Collections: History, U.S. Military, United States History Last updated Oct 29, 2009 Civil War Battlefield Medicine
Information about battlefield medicine in "a time before the doctors even knew about bacteriology and were ignorant of what caused disease." Provides common Civil War medical terms, a look at Civil War dentistry, medical history for Civil War generals, details about surgery and amputations, and related documents. Includes a bibliography and statistics. From eHistory. http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/medicine/cwsurgeon/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Medical Treatments & Devices, Military, Statistics, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 19, 2009 Civil War Maps: Civil War Maps, 1861-1865
"This presentation contains approximately 2,240 Civil War maps and charts and 76 atlases and sketchbooks." Includes related essays. Searchable, and browsable by place, subject, creator, and title. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps/ Topics: History, Maps, Military, U.S. Maps, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Oct 9, 2004 DANFS Online: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
"DANFS is the foremost reference regarding US naval vessels. Published in nine volumes (from 1959 to 1991), it gives histories for virtually every US naval vessel. ... Currently the online collection includes over 7000 ship histories, and more are being added. These files are faithfully transcribed from DANFS, without updating or corrections." Entries are divided into modern and "Old Navy" eras, then arranged by type of ship (battleships, aircraft carriers, etc.). http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/ Topics: Military Last updated Nov 5, 2006 Fly Girls
Dedicated to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) of World War II, this site features statistics, records, articles, songs, video, correspondence, a timeline, profiles of related people and events, maps, information on the B-29, and recommended resources. Online companion to the PBS film of the same title, this site also contains a transcript of the program, interviews with people featured in the program, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flygirls/ Topics: Correspondence, Notable People: Women, U.S. Military, United States History, Women, World War II Last updated Mar 9, 2005 Fort Drum and 10th Mountain Division History
These articles contain a history of the U.S. Army's Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division, a "unique organization [that] came into being on July 13, 1943, at Camp Hale, Colorado as the 10th Light Division (Alpine)." Its skiing soldiers were trained "to fight and survive under the most brutal mountain conditions." Accompanied by historical photos. From the U.S. Army. http://www.drum.army.mil/sites/about/history.asp Topics: Military Last updated Sep 5, 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 Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798 - 2004
"This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past US military ventures abroad, without reference to the magnitude of the given instance noted." An October 2004 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report. http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/crs/rl30172.htm Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Apr 26, 2005 Maps of the French and Indian War
Fourteen historic maps, with accompanying facts about the pivotal battles of the French and Indian War. From the collection of The Massachusetts Historical Society. http://www.masshist.org/maps/Intro/FISplash.htm Topics: History, Maps, Military, U.S. Maps, United States History Last updated Jul 25, 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 National Museum of the US Air Force
A large, searchable collection of historic information and photos about aircraft and missiles from aviation's early years; World War II; Korean war; modern and space flight; presidential aircraft; engines; weapons; equipment; uniforms; and more. There are special archives and galleries; an index of manufacturers; related links; and trivia quizzes. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ Topics: Military, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Transportation, U.S. Military, United States History Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Naval Historical Center
As the official history project of the U.S. Department of the Navy, the Center’s role is to preserve, analyze, and interpret various aspects of American naval history for the Navy, scholars, military buffs, and the general public. Some topics covered in this rich and detailed site include ships’ histories; wars and battles; maritime traditions; uniforms; and, images from the Center’s document and photographic archives. Also includes links to related Web sites. http://www.history.navy.mil/ Topics: History, Military, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Transportation, U.S. Military Last updated Feb 12, 2003 Navy Personnel Command: Office of Women's Policy (N134W)
The Web site for this U.S. Navy office features current facts and statistics on women in the Navy (including distribution of enlisted women and female officers), historical data on women in the Navy (1776 to the present), Navy policy related to women (assignment, pregnancy, and family care), and research and studies on women in the Navy. Includes links to related sites. http://www.npc.navy.mil/AboutUs/BUPERS/WomensPolicy/ Topics: Military, U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Mar 7, 2007 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 The Port Chicago Disaster: A Resource for Students and Teachers
A history of the events of July 17, 1944, when a major explosion rocked the naval base at the mouth of the Sacramento River at Port Chicago, California (now the Concord Naval Weapons Station). The working conditions, explosion, mutiny, court martial, and pardon of black servicemen involved are reviewed. There is also an exploration of the entrenched racism at this base. Includes related questions for teachers and students. From the Contra Costa County (California) Office of Education. http://intergate.cccoe.k12.ca.us/pc/ Topics: Black Resources, California: Education, California: History, K-12 Education, Military, Social Issues, World War II Last updated Nov 9, 2009 The Posse Comitatus Act: A Resource Guide
Resources related to this 1878 act, which was "a direct response to the increasing use of the military for civilian purposes in the ... period following the Civil War," and which "equated the use of troops with martial law." Includes an overview of the act (the topic of renewed discussion after Hurricane Katrina) and links to federal government and other sources on the act. From librarian Stephen Young of the Catholic University of America. http://www.llrx.com/features/posse.htm Topics: Crime, Law, Law by Subject, U.S. Military Last updated Sep 22, 2005 Secretaries of Defense
Biographies of U.S. secretaries of defense from 1947 to the present, including Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Cheney, Caspar Weinberger, William Cohen, Les Aspin, George Marshall, and others. The essays cover the life events leading up to each person's time in office, and highlights of their careers in the position. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/secdef_histories/ Topics: Military, Notable People: Government Last updated Mar 28, 2006 Shadows in the Range of Light: Buffalo Soldiers in the Sierra Nevada
"African American soldiers of the 24th Infantry and 9th Cavalry protected the National Parks of California at the turn of the last century." An unusual, mesmerizing presentation about these pioneers, who are also known as "Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers." http://shadowsoldier.wilderness.net/ Topics: Black Resources, California: History, National Parks & Forests, Parks, U.S. Military Last updated Jan 12, 2004 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 U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum
"For more than two centuries Quartermaster soldiers have fed, clothed and equipped the United States Army." This museum, located in Fort Lee, Va., collects artifacts relating to the Corps. The site offers a timeline, historical photographs, heraldry, history and traditions, and other information about the corps. Covers petroleum and water history, food programs, wars (especially World War II and the Korean War), and many other topics. Searchable. http://www.qmmuseum.lee.army.mil/ Topics: Military, Museums, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, United States History Last updated Jun 17, 2004 U.S. Army Transportation Museum: The Cold War
Historical overviews of some of the Cold War experimental operations of the U.S. Army transportation corps, such as the Airgeep (a "flying jeep"), a cybernetic walking machine, the Rocket Belt (a low-power rocket propulsion device), an aerial tramway, and an early personal "flying platform" called the De Lackner Aerocycle. Includes many photos and diagrams. From the U.S. Army Transportation Museum. http://www.transchool.eustis.army.mil/Museum/ColdWarIndexpage.htm Topics: Military, U.S. Military Last updated Aug 5, 2008 Uniform Code of Military Justice Legislative History
This site offers a "legislative history of one of the principal documents of military law, the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). ... In addition to the full text of the 1950 edition of the UCMJ, this website — produced by the Library of Congress Federal Research Division (FRD) — will provide many related and supporting historical materials that not only document the development of the UCMJ, but that can also be used to argue legislative intent." http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/UCMJ_LHP.html Topics: Law by Subject, Military, Social Issues, United States History Last updated Jun 21, 2004 United States Navy Memorial
"The Navy Memorial includes both a commemorative public plaza and a Naval Heritage Center," as well as the statue of The Lone Sailor. The website provides ways for the Navy community to stay connected and informed: the Navy Log lets Navy, Marine Corps, Merchant Marines, and Coast Guard veterans post profiles to share memories and locate shipmates; Navy TV broadcasts stories of interest to the community and the world at large. http://www.navymemorial.org/ Topics: Military, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 19, 2009 The Valley Forge Muster Roll
About 30,000 soldiers spent all or part of the winter of 1777-1778 with General Washington at the Valley Forge encampment. This database from the National Park Service attempts to list all those men. In addition to the searchable Muster Roll, this site contains an organizational chart of the Continental Army at Valley Forge and brief biographical information on Washington, his generals, and his aides-de-camp. http://valleyforgemusterroll.org/ Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, Military, People, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 24, 2004 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 What Is the Sons of Confederate Veterans?
Provides brief background information about the "historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to insuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved." Discusses qualifications for membership, programs and services, and policies. From the official site for the international headquarters of the organization. http://www.scv.org/whatis.php Topics: Communities & Groups, Military, September 11 & Beyond, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 10, 2004 Wings Across America: WASP - WWII
Information about the 1,074 Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) who flew military airplanes during WWII. Find official documents, records, and statistics, images, audio, and video. Includes a special focus on Jacqueline Cochran, Nancy Harkness Love, and General Hap Arnold, plus a bibliography and related links. Sponsored by Baylor University's Wings Across America project. http://www.wingsacrossamerica.us/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Transportation, U.S. Military, United States History, World War II Last updated Apr 14, 2007 Women and the U.S. Coast Guard
Photos, essays, and other material on women in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard. Features historical data on women lighthouse keepers, the U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve (also known as the SPARs), photos of women's Coast Guard uniforms (1942-1974), a chronology, and a bibliography. From the U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. http://www.uscg.mil/history/WomenIndex.asp Topics: Photograph Collections, U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Jun 7, 2009 Women in Army History
Collection of exhibits and documents related to women in the United States Army. Highlights include detailed documents on the Women's Army Corps in World War II and history of the Army Nurse Corps. Includes historical images and related links. From the Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army. http://www.history.army.mil/topics/women/Women-USA.htm Topics: U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Jul 8, 2008 |
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