see also: The Holocaust --
20th Century - Dictators (for Hitler, Mussolini)
- BBC History: World War II
"The causes, events, and people of the most destructive war in history."
- Best of History Websites: World War II
Very nice set of annotated links to sites dealing with World War II.
- Command Decisions
Free online book about military commanders of WW II from the Army's Center of Military History.
- Conflict History: 1939-1945
Timeline and maps with short informational paragraphs showing important battles during World War II.
- D-Day, Normandy and Beyond
"Eyewitness memories of World War II."
- Exploring Japanese American Internment
"Utilizes a rich collection of video clips as a starting point for examining the many aspects and implications of the Japanese American internment."
- HyperWar: A HyperText History of the Second World War
Despite the title, this is not a single hypertext book but rather a set of links to other online sources.
- Pearl Harbor Attack Map
"Multimedia Map and Time Line: Photos, footage, firsthand accounts, and narration bring the attack on Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, to life—moment by moment, target by target."
- 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.
- Science and Technology of World War II
"Information, lessons, and activities about the science and technology of WWII to give teachers and students an opportunity to broaden their understanding of WWII history."
- Voices of World War II
Multimedia and text versions of first-person accounts of WW II.
- The World at War, history of WW 1939-1945
Timeline with links and illustrations.
- The World at War
Annotated timeline. Includes links.
- World War II Documents
Charters, declarations, speeches, agreements, and other records of WW II.
- World War II Database
Extensive sets of links to WW II sites, organized by topic.
- World War II Multimedia Database
History, pictures, and audio files of World War II.
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