World War II on the Web A Guide to the Very

Fueled by recent films and TV series such as Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers and popular books by Stephen Ambrose and Tom Brokaw, interest in World War II has soared. As a result of this surge of attention, the number of websites on W

Richard Jensen is professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois and research associate at the National Center for Supercomputer Applications J. Douglas Smith is currently teaching at Occidental College in California. Dr. Smith specializes in World War II and twentieth century history

Introduction and User's Guide

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J. Douglas Smith

PART I THE VERY BEST WORLD WAR II WEB SITES---REVIEWS AND RATINGS

A World at War

3

(14)

Web Site Reviews

6

(8)

Documents

6

(4)

Maps

10

(2)

Timelines

12

(2)

Suggested Readings

14

(3)

Political and Military Leaders

17

(20)

Web Site Reviews

23

(11)

Bradley, Omar Nelson

23

(1)

Churchill, Winston Spencer

24

(2)

Eisenhower, Dwight David

26

(1)

Hitler, Adolf

27

(2)

MacArthur, Douglas

29

(1)

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano

30

(2)

Truman, Harry S.

32

(2)

Suggested Readings

34

(3)

European/Atlantic/Mediterranean Theater of Operations

37

(18)

Web Site Reviews

40

(12)

General

40

(2)

Atlantic/Mediterranean Theater

42

(2)

European Theater

44

(2)

Code Breaking

46

(2)

German War Effort

48

(2)

POWs

50

(2)

Suggested Readings

52

(3)

Pacific Theater of Operations

55

(16)

Web Site Reviews

58

(9)

General

58

(2)

Pearl Harbor

60

(1)

The U.S. and Japanese Navies

61

(4)

The Atomic Bomb

65

(2)

Suggested Readings

67

(4)

The Soldiers' Stories

71

(22)

Web Site Reviews

74

(16)

General Oral History

74

(2)

European/Atlantic/Mediterranean Theater

76

(7)

Pacific Theater

83

(7)

Suggested Readings

90

(3)

The Home Front

93

(18)

Web Site Reviews

96

(13)

General

96

(4)

Internment on the Home Front-Japanese Americans and POWs

100

(4)

Letters from the Home Front

104

(1)

Publications and Posters

105

(4)

Suggested Readings

109

(2)

New Opportunities---Women and African Americans in World War II

111

(16)

Web Site Reviews

114

(11)

General

114

(1)

African Americans

115

(4)

Women at Home, at Work, and at War

119

(6)

Suggested Readings

125

(2)

The Holocaust and War Crimes

127

(14)

Web Site Reviews

130

(9)

The Holocaust

130

(6)

Survivor Oral Histories

136

(3)

War Crimes

139

(1)

Suggested Readings

139

(2)

Unit Histories

141

(12)

Web Site Reviews

143

(7)

General

143

(1)

European Theater

144

(6)

Pacific Theater

150

(1)

Suggested Readings

150

(3)

Photographs, Posters, and Propaganda---World War II in Pictures

153

(18)

Web Site Reviews

154

(17)

General

154

(4)

The Home Front

158

(5)

Soldiers/POWs

163

(2)

Pacific Theater

165

(6)

PART II SITES WORTH A VISIT---A TOPICAL INDEX

A World at War

171

(4)

Documents

171

(1)

Maps

172

(1)

Timelines and General Sites

172

(1)

Equipment

173

(2)

Political and Military Leaders

175

(3)

General

175

(1)

Bradley, Omar Nelson

175

(1)

Churchill, Winston Spencer

175

(1)

Eisenhower, Dwight David

176

(1)

Hitler, Adolf

176

(1)

MacArthur, Douglas

176

(1)

Patton, George

177

(1)

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano

177

(1)

Stalin, Joseph

177

(1)

Truman, Harry S.

178

(1)

European/Atlantic/Mediterranean Theater of Operations

178

(4)

General

178

(1)

Atlantic/Mediterranean Theater

179

(1)

European Theater

179

(2)

Code Breaking

181

(1)

German War Effort

181

(1)

POWs

182

(1)

Pacific Theater of Operations

182

(4)

General

182

(3)

Pearl Harbor

185

(1)

The U.S. and Japanese Navies

185

(1)

The Atomic Bomb

186

(1)

The Soldiers' Stories

186

(4)

General Oral History

186

(1)

European/Atlantic/Mediterranean Theater

187

(2)

Pacific Theater

189

(1)

The Home Front

190

(5)

General

190

(2)

Internment on the Home Front---Japanese Americans and POWs

192

(2)

Letters from the Home Front

194

(1)

Publications and Posters

194

(1)

New Opportunities---Women and African Americans in World War II

195

(4)

General

195

(1)

African Americans

195

(2)

Women at Home, at Work, and at War

197

(2)

The Holocaust and War Crimes

199

(3)

The Holocaust

199

(2)

The Nanking Massacre

201

(1)

Survivor Oral Histories

201

(1)

War Crimes

202

(1)

Unit Histories

202

(5)

General

202

(1)

European Theater

203

(2)

Pacific Theater

205

(1)

Submarines

205

(2)

About the Authors

207

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