An online version of H.G. Wells's War of the Worlds. Separated by chapter and book, and based on the work of Project Gutenberg.

This resource has provided a basic public information fact sheet on the Battle of the Somme and the 1st Newfoundland Regiment that can be downloaded from here.

VAC has provided a basic public information fact sheet on the liberation of the Netherlands in World War II that can be downloaded from here. It covers The Battle of the Scheldt, Operation Market-Garden and the legacy of enduring...

Archives of eye-witness accounts of events during World War I and in-depth articles discussing the War. Includes "The Red Fighter Pilot," a memoir written by 'The Red Baron' Manfred von Richtofen who died in 1918.

Dig into the establishment of the Allies of World War I. Who was the Triple Entente? Who was the Triple Alliance? How early did nations begin aligning and how many changed things up as the war became the only answer?

This collection of videos, lessons, primary sources and slideshows will compliment studies about how the United States became involved in World War II. Follow the course of the war and the development of the war against Communism.

Article outlining the roles of the various Allied armies, including the Russian, American, and British forces, in liberating the Nazi concentration camps in the late months of World War II.

A wonderful site describing Pablo Picasso's "Guernica," a mural he created for the 1937 World's Fair. The resource examines the civil war raging in Picasso's homeland of Spain and the frustration he felt toward the violence taking place...

An article by NAACP executive secretary, Walter White, discusses the eight reasons he saw for the Chicago Race Riots in July, 1919. He goes into great detail to support these causes.

This brochure was printed to commemorate and capture the history of the Army Nurse Corps. Read about their amazing adventures in WWII while looking at pictures and learning amazing facts about these women.

This essay explores the role of the Women's Army Corps during World War II. Comprehensive and well-documented, it is an excellent resource.

The story of the "Judges Trial," a trial held at Nuremberg of German law judges who had worked for the Nazis during World War 2.

This scholarly paper investigates the treatment of the federal government, sometimes ambivalent, sometimes hostile, during the presidential terms of Woodrow Wilson. See how Wilson's need for industrial workers and soldiers in the time...

A description of the pattern of warfare that developed in WWI-- the War of Attrition. Discusses how this affected the outcome of the war.

This site provides a detailed account of the sinking of the Tuscania by a German U-Boat. Includes images and firsthand accounts of the attack.

At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about WWII Allied air attacks on Germany and Japan. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.

World War I brought turmoil to Chicago because of its large immigrant population, especially Germans. Read about how the war affected the politics and industry of Chicago both during and after the war.

This virtual exhibit showcases a series of letters written from the battlefront during World War One by brothers, Charlie and Wally Gray, who joined the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry in the spring of 1915. Experience life on the...

Provides a wealth of information about the origins of the World War I, and the maneuvers and alliances that took place in the years preceding it.

The complete story of the Battle of the Somme, one of the major Canadian-led battles of World War I. Researchers have a wealth of information to search through including the preparations made for the battle, the battle itself, and...

At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle on the Western Front during World War II and the largest engagement ever fought by the U.S....

At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read three descriptions of the atomic bomb and its use.

At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a description of the Battle of the Philippine Sea. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.

At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about the Battle of Iwo Jima. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.