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 20th Century Wars - General Resources 

• 20th Century Military History
  From the Yahoo! Directory.
• Rutgers Oral History Project
  "An enterprise to record the personal experiences of: Rutgers University alumni and/or New Jersey residents who served on the home front and overseas during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War" among other topics.
• Twentieth Century Wars and Conflicts
  Annotated links from the Open Directory Project.

 World War One 

• BBC: History: World War One
  "The causes, events and people of the conflict dubbed the 'war to end all wars'."
• First World War
  Information and links from Spartacus Educational.
• Ghosts of the Great War
  2005 Veteran's Day post on the blog "Making Light", listing sites with photos, stories, essays, poems, and other material pertaining to World War I.
• The Great War
  Companion to the PBS series, The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century.
• The Great War Archive
  "The First World War Poetry Digital Archive is an online repository of over 4000 items of text, images, audio, and video for teaching, learning, and research." Part of the First World War Digital Poetry Archive site.
• The Heritage of the Great War
  "This website is dedicated to the events and consequences of World War One. We put some emphasis on unorthodox and thought-provoking points of view. ... And we show people rather than strategic plans or statistics." Extensive collection of photos.
• Library of Congress: Guide to World War I Materials
  "The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material related to World War I, including photographs, documents, newspapers, films, sheet music, and sound recordings. This guide compiles links to World War I resources throughout the Library of Congress Web site."
• Trenches on the Web
  Reference materials about World War I.
• World War I Document Archive
  "This archive of primary documents from World War I has been assembled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List (WWI-L). The archive is international in focus and intends to present in one location primary documents concerning the Great War."
• World War I Links Central
  Truly impressive set of WW I links. Arranged by subject.

 The Korean War

• Korea War Choices
  Links, images, stories, statistics on a page compiled by a Korean War veteran.
• The Korean War
  Information about the varied national forces which fought in the Korean War.
• Korean War Documentary
  Nicely organized site from a Korean War veteran. Includes pictures, weapons, statistics, timeline, and more.
• The Korean War Project
  Excellent site dedicated to "providing a service to veterans, families, researchers, and students of military history."
• Korea War Veteran's Association: Links
  Links to all sorts of sites including specific units, family associations, current military sites, other veterans' pages, and general Korean War sites.

 The Vietnam War

• American Experience: Vietnam Online
  "American Experience presents an exhaustive look at the Vietnam War: the people, the places, the issues, and the outcomes."
• BBC News: Murder in the Name of War: My Lai
  Discusses "the My Lai massacre, which ... was a watershed in the history of modern American combat, and a turning point in the public perception of the Vietnam War."
• The History Place: Vietnam War
  "United States in Vietnam 1945-1975 Comprehensive Timelines with Quotes and Analysis."
• The U.S. Army in Vietnam
  Chapter from the online book American Military History posted by the U.S. Army Center Of Military History.
• Vietnam Center and Archive
  "The mission of the Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech University is to support and encourage research and education regarding all aspects of the American Vietnam experience; promoting a greater understanding of this experience and the peoples and cultures of Southeast Asia." Includes primary sources, oral history recordings, and materials for teachers.
• Vietnam Passage: Journeys from War to Peace
  Six personal accounts from Vietnamese of the war and its end.
• VietnamWar.com
  Extensive resources and links about the Vietnam War. Includes primary and secondary sources, interviews, photos, links to many sites, including government and military, a glossary, and more.
• Vietnam War Index
  From Spartacus Educational, short articles about the people, events, and issues involved in the Vietnam War.
• The Wars for Vietnam: 1945-1975
  "This site, developed around the course materials for Robert Brigham's senior seminar on the Viet Nam War at Vassar College, offers students an opportunity to examine some of those sources, including numerous official documents."

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