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General Resources |
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Alex's Military History (in-depth treatment of selected military conflicts) |
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De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History (links, articles, and organization news) |
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Web Sources for Military History (annotated links, arranged by period) (Richard Jensen, U. Illinois) |
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West Point: Department Maps (collection of atlases) (United States Military Academy, West Point) |
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Military History Online (articles on a general range of matters, particularly World War II) (Brian Williams) |
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Society for Military History (homepage, including an extensive page of links) (Virginia Military I.) |
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US Armed Forces General Resources |
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Office of Medical History (images, organizational histories, bibliographies, and more) (Office of the Surgeon General, Washington, DC) |
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The National Museum of the United States Army (Fort Belvoir, VA) |
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Naval Historical Center (articles arranged by subject) (NHC, Dept. of the Navy, Washington, DC) |
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United States Army Military History Institute (links to other sites, organization information) (US Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PN) |
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US Army Center of Military History: A View of Our Past (virtual exhibits, articles, and other resources) (John S. Brown, Center of Military History, US Army) |
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US Army Center for Military History (images, museum information, and more) (US Army) |
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The War Zone (extensive site, with links and articles on a wide range of military events) (Simonides.Org) |
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The War Times Journal (homepage, with numerous articles and links) (James Burbeck) |
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African Warfare |
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The Anglo Boer War Museum (includes chronology, photos, and more) (Bloemfontein, South Africa) |
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The Anglo-Zulu War (articles and images on the conflict, as well as on Zulu culture) (Ian Knight) |
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Abubakar A. Atofarati The Nigerian Civil War, Causes, Strategies, And Lessons Learnt (1992 essay) |
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Pekka Masonen (U. of Tampere) and Humphrey J. Fisher (S. of Oriental and African Studies) Not Quite Venus From the Waves: The Almoravid Conquest of Africa in the Modern Historiography of Western Africa (about 1076 conquest of Ghana) |
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David W. Koeller (North Park U., Chicago, IL) Shaka Zulu: 1785-1828 (biography) |
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Alexander the Great |
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Alexander the Great (virtual exhibit) (History Channel.com) |
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Alexander in Brief (annotated links on online Alexander resources) (Tim Spalding) |
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The Jewish Encyclopedia: Alexander the Great (article on Alexander's relation to Jewish history) |
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Alexander the Great of Macedon: From History to Eternity (articles with images, arranged by topic, covering Alexander;s full career) (John J. Popovic) |
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Alexander the Great: Bibliography (John Paul Adams, Cal State U., Northridge) |
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Empire of Alexander the Great- -Expansion into Asia and Central Asia (overview article and links) (Irma Marx, Silkroad Foundation) |
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Chris Whitten Alexander the Great: World Conqueror (essay with images and maps, giving historical overview) |
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The American Revolutionary War |
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The American Revolution: National Discussions of Our Revolutionary Origins (articles and links; designed to complement PBS's Liberty! series) (Mark L. Cornbluh, Michigan State U.) |
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americanrevolution.org (links, cultural and historical information, and images (History Channel) |
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The Battle of Brooklyn (essay) (Brooklyn Online) |
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The Battle of Breed's Hil/Bunker Hill (synopsis, with statistics and tactical info) (AROTC, Worcester Polytechnic I.) |
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Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (includes historical articles and images) (CTSSAR, East Haddam, CT) |
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Robert K. Wright, Jr. The Continental Army (monograph on army organization) (US Army Center for Military History) |
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Historical Statements Concerning the Battles of Kings Mountain and the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (e-text of 1928 publication) (US Army Center for Military History |
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Drums Along the Mohawk: The American Revolution on the New York Frontier (chronicles, letters, timeline, and more) (Gregory F. Ketcham) |
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Expédition Particulière (history of French involvement, including links) (Xenophon Group) |
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The Papers of Nathanael Greene (historical information, primary sources, links) (Dennis M. Conrad, U. of South Carolina) |
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Intelligence in the War of Independence (articles, primary documents) (Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC) |
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Military Science: Army ROTC, Bay State Batallion (links to detailed analysis of 4 Revolution battles) (AROTC, Worcester Polytechnic I.) |
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National Park Service: The American Revolution (links to exhibits) (NPS, US Dept. of the Interior) |
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The Oneidas and the Birth of the American Nation (history of Oneida military involvement) (Oneida Indian Nation, NY) |
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The Philadelphia Campaign, 1777 (developing site, with articles and images)(Independence Hall Association, Philadelphia, PA) |
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Histories of the Battle of Saratoga (links to historiographical accounts) (Richard Jensen, U. of Illinois-Chicago) |
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W. Gilmore Simms The Life of Francis Marion (e-text biography of "the Swamp Fox" general) (Project Gutenberg, Champaign, IL) |
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National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (homepage, links to historical articles and bibliography) (SAR, Louisville, KY) |
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Spy Letters of the American Revolution (texts, historical articles, chronology) (Clements Library, U. of Michigan) |
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Valley Forge National Historical Park (includes links to historical information) (National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior) |
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Yorktown Campaign (August-October 1781) (summary, bibliography, maps, images) (Xenophon Group) |
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The First Anglo-Afghan War (article on causes, followed by articles on battles) (Alex's Military History) |
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Anglo-Scottish Warfare |
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The Battle of Bannockburn (articles on details of battle, background and consequences) (Alex's Military History) |
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Culloden-- The Death of the Clans (articles on background, battle, and consequences) (Alex's Military History) |
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Stirling Bridge (articles detailing background of battle, the battle itself, and consequences) (Alex's Military History) |
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Australia's Military History: 1860-2001 (articles arranged by topic) (Department of Defense, Australia) |
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The Australia-Japan Research Project (articles and images, with focus on 20th-Century militray history) (Australian War Memorial) |
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The Barbary Wars (historical essay, with images) (The Mariners' Museum, VA) |
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John E. Muter Bloody, Bloody Britain: Battles on British Soil, 55 BC-1797 (lists of battles with texts on background, plus bibliography) (Alex's Military History) |
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The Boer War |
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The Anglo Boer War Museum (includes chronology, photos, and more) (Bloemfontein, South Africa) |
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John Rawlings (Stanford U.) Concentration Camps during the South African / Boer War, 1899-1902 (essay, with bibliogrpahy) |
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Denneys Reitz Commando; a Boer journal of the Boer War (full text of this c.1929 journal) |
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The Boxer Rebellion |
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Fei Ch'i-hao The Boxer Rebellion, 1900 (English translation of Chinese historical text, within Paul Halsall's Modern History Sourcebook) |
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Boxer Uprising: China, 1900-1901 (historical overview, photos, and short bibliography) (Australian War Memorial, Canberra) |
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The Boxer Rebllion (historical overview and images) (J. Buschini, Small Planet Communications.com) |
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The Centennial of the Boxer Rebellion (article and images) (Yale U. Library) |
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John W. Guy "Role of the United States Marines During the Relief of Peking, The Boxer Rebellion - 1900" (article and images) (U. San Diego) |
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George Odgers War Against the Boxers (historical overview and photos, with emphasis on Australian participation) |
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Boxer Rebellion (Third China War) 1900 (articles, maps, bibliography, and links) (T.F. Mills, Regiments.org) |
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The Boxer Rebellion, 1900: A Selection of Prints, Books and Photographs (Frances Wood, British Library, London) |
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Classical Warfare (Greek and Roman) |
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Julius Caesar (tutorial article, within the HSC Online site) (Charles Sturt U., Australia) |
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Greek Expansion (mini-articles, with images, within larger site on ancient Greece) (Discovery Channel Asia) |
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Lucan Pharsalia (aka "The Civil War") (1896 Ridley English translation; Online Medieval and Classical Library) (U. California, Berkeley) |
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Thucydides History of The Peloponnesian War (Crawley English translation) (Internet Classics Archive, Massachusetts I. of Technology) |
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Warfare in the Greco-Roman World (includes articles and links, arranged by geographical area) (James MacLean) |
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Warfare in the Roman World (includes bibliography) (Hugh Elton, Trinity C., Conn.) |
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The Conquistadors |
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Gerard Pigeon (U. California, Santa Barbara) The Antillians: The Spanish Conquistadors (section on conquistador activity, within a site devoted to the Antillian islands) |
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Cabeza de Vaca: All the World is Human (virtual exhibit within the Conquistadors site based on the work of Michael Wood) (Public Broadcasting Service) |
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1492 Exhibit (Columbus and the New World) (Library of Congress electronic exhibit) |
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Michael Wood, et. al. Conquistadors (virtual exhibits on da Vaca, Cortes, Pizarro, and Orellana) (Public Broadcasting Service) |
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Pizarro: The Conquest of the Incas (virtual exhibit within the Conquistadors site based on the work of Michael Wood) (Public Broadcasting Service) |
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The Conquest of the Aztec Empire: Hernán Cortés (overview, within "The European Voyages of Exploration" site) (U. Calgary) |
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Bryan Pavlovich Hernando Cortez (historical overview by a high school student, with images and bibliography) |
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Franco de los Cobos Instructions to Conquistadors, 1517 (English translation of original text) East Tennessee State U.) |
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Ancient Middle America: European Exploration (map of Aztec empire, images, links)(Tim Roufs, U. Minnesota, Duluth) |
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A Journey through the Spanish Conquest (features timeline, bibliography, primary sources form both native and Spanish participants, plus conquistador biographies) (Jeff Schultz and Sean Johnson, U. Michigan) |
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The Spanish Invasion: Cortés and La Malinche (part 1 of multi-page historical overview of the conquest of Mexico, within the MEChA site) (MECHA, California State U., Los Angeles) |
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The Crimean War 1854-56 (historical overview, plus articles on battles) (Alex's Military History) |
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The Crusades |
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Urban II Speech at Council of Clermont, 1095, Five versions of the Speech (English translations; within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook site) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Albert of Aix Historia Hierosolymita (selections from chronicle; English translation; within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook site) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Anna Comnena The Alexiad (full English translation; within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook site) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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The Siege and Capture of Antioch: Collected Accounts (English translations of primary sources, within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Bernard of Clairvaux Apologia for the Second Crusade (English translation, within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Bibliothèque Nationale de France (manuscript illuminations from the Crusades) (Bibliothèque Nationale de France) |
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Paul Crawford Crusading (Articles, with links to primary sources, within the ORB online encyclopedia) |
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La deuxième croisade (links to chronicle sources related to the Second Crusade, in French) (Marc Carrier, U. of Paris) |
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La quatrième croisade (links to chronicle sources concerning the Fourth Crusade, in French) (Marc Carrier, U. of Paris) |
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The Crusades (full electronic course) (E. L. Skip Knox, Boise State U.) |
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Crusades: A Guide to Online Resources (annotated links, within the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies) (Paul Crawford) |
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Denmark and the Crusading Movement (project description, articles, links, and more) (U. Southern Denmark) |
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The First Crusade (overview, lecture transcript) (Lynn Harry Nelson, U. Kansas) |
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Fulcher of Chartres History of the Expedition to Jerusalem (selections from chronicle; English translation; within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook site) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Geoffrey de Villehardouin Memoirs or Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople (English translation, within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Gesta francorum (selections; English translation; within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook site) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Guibert de Nogent On the First Crusade (selections from chronicle; English translation; within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook site) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Internet Medieval Sourcebook: The Crusades (links to primary sources, arranged by subject and period) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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The Siege and Capture of Jerusalem: Collected Accounts (English translations of primary sources, within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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William Urban "An Historical Overview of the Crusade to Livonia" (article within the ORB online encyclopedia) |
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Thomas Madden "The Impact of the Crusades" (1999) (article, within the ORB online encyclopedia) |
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Paul Magadalino "The Byzantine Background to the First Crusade" (article) (1996) |
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Solomon bar Samson The Crusaders in Mainz, May 27, 1096 (translation into English, within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Order of Malta: History of the order 1099-1999 (overview) (Order of Malta, Rome) |
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The Siege and Capture of Nicea: Collected Accounts (English translations of primary sources, within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Odo of Deuis The Crusade of Louis VII (English translation of selections, within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Osbernus De expugnatione Lyxbonensi, 1147 [The Capture of Lisbon] (English translation, within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Peter the Hermit and the Popular Crusade: Collected Accounts (English translations, within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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La première croisade (links to chronicle sources related to the First Crusade, in French) (Yves Gravelle, U. of Sherbrooke) |
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Raymond d'Aguiliers Historia francorum qui ceperint Jerusalem (English translation, within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Cairo History: The Age of Saladin (article, within larger site) (Alaa K. Ashmawy, U. South Florida) |
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Kenneth M. Setton, ed. A History of the Crusades (online texts) (U. Wisconsin, Madison Libraries) |
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Third Crusade (within larger online course) (E.L. Skip Knox, Boise State U.) |
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William of Tyre History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea (selections; English translation; within the Internet Medieval Sourcebook site) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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1755: The French and Indian War Page (tables, links, and more) (Larry Roux, Syracuse U.) |
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Francis Parkman Count Frontenac and New France Under Louis XIV (1877) (analysis of military conflicts in North America in the 1690s) (Project Gutenberg, U. Pennsylvania) |
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The Geometry of War 1500-1750 (virtual exhibits, focused on technological dimensions of warfare) (Museum of the History of Science, Oxford) |
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The Hundred Years' War |
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The Hundred Years' War Resources (annotated links) (Steven Kreis, Wake Technical Community C., Raleigh, NC) |
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The Hundred Years' War (manuscript images depicting various battles) (Bibliothèque Nationale Française |
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Maps of France During the 100 Year's War (gifs) |
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Lynn Harry Nelson (U. of Kansas) The Hundred Years' War (1336-1565) (overview in essay form) |
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US-Indian Wars |
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James Lewis The Black Hawk War of 1832 (articles, images, primary sources, and more) (Abraham Lincoln Digitization Project, Northern Illinois U.) |
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Fallen Timbers Archaeological Project (articles, images, and sources related to the 1795 battle) (Heidelberg C., Tiffin, OH) |
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Indian Wars (chronology of "named campaigns," followed by descriptions) (Center for Military History, US Army) |
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Andrew Jackson's Actions and Deeds Against Southeastern Indians (chronology, editotials) (U. California, Riverside) |
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Andrew Jackson Indian Removal: Extract from Andrew Jackson's Seventh Annual Message to Congress (in the Archives of the West) (Public Broadcasting Service) |
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Chief Joseph: Nez Perce 1840-1904, Nez Percéé Indian chief (biographical overview, quotations, plus a photograph) (Daniel N. Paul) |
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The Navajo and Apache Wars (within the History of the West, 1860-1920: Photographs from the Collection of the Denver Public Library" exhibition; overview and photos) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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National Indian Wars Association (society homepage, with links, articles, and other info related to the Indian Wars period, 1866-1890) (NIWA, Thousand Oaks, CA) |
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The Red River War (overview of conflict between the "between the United States Army and warriors of the Kiowa, Comanche, Southern Cheyenne, and southern Arapaho Indian tribes," 1874-5) (James Haley, U. Texas) |
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Paul T. Scheips Darkness and Light: The Interwar Years, 1865-1898 (overview of US military activity) (Center of Military History, Washington, DC) |
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Territorial Florida, Statehood, and the Seminole Indian Wars (1821-1858) (timeline, images) (Gail CLement, Florida International U.) |
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The Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapho Wars (within the History of the American West, 1860-1920: Photographs from the Collection of the Denver Public Library exhibit; overview and photos) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Isaac V.D. Heard History of the Sioux War and Massacres of 1862 and 1863 (follow link to full e-text of 1864 book) (U. Michigan) |
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U.S. Indian Policy, 1830-1890 (links to info and resources relating to Native Americans "designed as a resource for all those teaching and studying in France. The title of this page is the topic for the civilization subject of the agrégation [exam] for 1997") (J |
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"Winning the West: The Army in the Indian Wars, 1865-1890" (excerpt from American Militrary History (Center of Military History, US Army, Washington, DC) |
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Indo-Chinese War (1962) |
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Official 1962 War History (pdf articles) (History Division, Ministry of Defence, Government of India) |
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Neville Maxwell India's China War (full e-text, arranged by chapter) |
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Indo-China War, 1962 (tables, links to articles arranged by topic0 (T.F. Mills, Regiments.org) |
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War in the Himalayas: 1962 Indo-Sino Conflict (articles, images, military history)(Bharat Rakshak) |
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The Korean War |
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The Korean War (within the Korean History: A Bibliography site)(Kenneth R. Robinson, U. Hawaii) |
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Commemorating the Korean War (virtual exhbit, with multimedia archives) (US Department of Defense) |
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Conflict and Consequence: The Korean War and its Unsettled Legacy (virtual exhibit, with articles and other archived material) (Truman Presidential Museum and Library, Independence, MO) |
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50th Anniversary of the War to Resist US Aggression & Aid Korea (articles, timelines, and images, through a Chinese perspective on the "Korean War") (the China Internet Information Center) |
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Russell A. Guegler Combat Actions in Korea (articles arranged by topic; in the US Army Historical Series) |
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Korean War Maps (US Army Center of Military History) |
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Cold War International History Project Virtual Archive: New Evidence on the Korean War (links to articles) (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC) |
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The Battle of Lepanto (articles on battle, background and consequences) (Alex's Military History) |
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Richard B. White, "The Mahar Movement's Military Component" (U. Texas) |
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David Freidel (California State U., Hayward) Maya Warfare, Myth and Reality (essay) |
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The Mongols |
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The Legacy of Genghis Khan (virtual exhibits, with historical information, including Mongol history in China and Iran) (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) |
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Reuven Amitai-Preiss "Mamluks and Mongols: an overview" (1995) (etext from larger book) |
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Modern Mongolia: Reclaiming Genghis Khan (virtual exhibits) (U. of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the National Museum of Mongolian History, Ulaanbaatar) |
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Mike Edwards and Jim Stanfield (National Geographic Society) The Land of Genghis Khan (photographic essay, maps, legacy of Genghis Khan in modern Mongolia) |
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S. A. M. Adshead "Tamerlane and the Global Arsenal, 1370-1405" (etext of selection form larger book on Central Asia) |
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Napoleon And The Revolutionary Wars |
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Napoleon Page (in French and English) (Information Resource Centre, Canadian Forces C.) |
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Napoleon-Series (numerous articles focused on military history) (Robert Burnham) |
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Napoleon's Invasion of Russia (brief essay) (interKnowledge.corp) |
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Napoleon Site (in French and English) (The Napoleon Foundation) |
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The Napoleon Series (organization homepage, with links to articles on Napoleon and his era) |
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The Peninsular War and the Constitution of 1812 (background on the Spanish uprising against Napoleonic France) (Spanish Embassy) |
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Waterloo on the Net (includes historical information, a panoramic painting by Douis Dumoulin, and a short film by Russia's Bondartchouk; in French, English, Dutch, German) (Braine-l'Alleud) |
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Naval History: Great Britain (links to primary sources, such as catalogues and contemporary journalistic pieces) (Lars Bruzelius) |
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The Norman Conquest of England (1066) |
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The Battle of Hastings: A Brief History and Virtual Tour (virtual exhibit, with articles, images, and links) (Deborah Vess, Georgia C. and State U.) |
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The Battle of Hastings 1066 (extensive site, with background info, maps, images, and more) (Glen Ray Crack, Battle1066.com) |
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The Full Bayeux Tapestry (thumbnail images) (Glen Ray Crack) |
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Invasion of England, 1066 (historical overview, with illustrations from the Bayeux Tapestry) (eyewitnesstohistory.com) |
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William Malmesbury The Battle of Hastings, 1066 (English translation of excerpt from chronicle, within Fordham U.'s Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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Statutes of William the Conqueror (English translation, within the Avalon Project site) (Yale U.) |
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The Opium Wars |
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Digital China: The Opium War (overview, links to primary sources and other sites) (Harvard Law School) |
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China: The First Opium War (overview, image, and prmary document) (Joseph V. O'Brien, John Jay C. of Criminal Justice, NY) |
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Windows on Asia: History of Hong Kong (overview of cession of Hong Kong to Britain due to Chinese military defeat) (Michigan State U.) |
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Richard Hooker (Washington State U.) The Opium Wars (overview article, within the World Civilizations pages devoted to Chinese history) |
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Sigrid Schmalzer (U. California, San Diego) Review of Arthur Waley, The Opium War through Chinese Eyes (1958) |
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Robert Clive "The Battle of Plassey, 1757" (within the Internet Modern History Sourcebook at Fordham U.) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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Gregory Crane (Tufts U.) The Case of Plataia: Start of a World War and an End of History (hypetexted essay on the Greek city-state and its militrary history, plus bibliography) |
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Russian Navy (homepage, in Russian or in English; links to history of navy, as well as to naval museum) |
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Russo-Japanese War |
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Bill Gordon (Wesleyan U.) "Explanations of Japan’s Imperialistic Expansion, 1894-1910" (2003) (overvioew essay that runs through various theories of imperialism and weighs the value of these to the subject) |
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Anita Newcombe McGee The Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 (article "exhibit," with focus on medicine) (National Museum of Health and Medicine, Washington, DC) |
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The Russo-Japanese War and American Popular Opinion (within the Meeting of Frontiers website, in English and in Russian) (Library of COngress, Washington, DC) |
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The History of the Russian Navy: Port Arthur: Prologue (articles on the Russo-Japanese war, in English) (Russian Navy) |
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Laurie Barber Russo-Japanese War (historical essay, with images; part of a larger site on Georgi H. Zhukov) |
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The Russo-Japanese War Research Society (numerous articles, documents, and images) |
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The Treaty of Portsmouth (1905) (full text of treaty resolving the Russo-Japanese War)(Brigham Young U.) |
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Yale University Library: Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 (description of microfilm project, with historical overview of related documents) (Slavic and East European Collections, Yale U. Library) |
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The Samurai |
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Cyrus Amini "The Samurai of Traditional Japan" (essay providing historical overview, along with brief bibliography)(Charlotte Country Day School, NC) |
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James Clark (Pacific U.) Bushido: The Way of the Warrior (overview, with links to articles, by subject) |
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Castles and the Unification of the Realm: 15th century to 17th century Japan (overview of exhibit, with images and text) (Natonal Museum of Japanese History, Sakura) |
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Electric Samurai: Cobweb Castle (images and brief notices on historical samurai) (Kikutake Yuji) |
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The Heiji War (essay, within the World Civilizations site) (Richard Hooker, Washington State U.) |
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Ron Knight Samurai, Ninja & Medieval Japan Site (Society for CReative Anachronism site with articles arranged by topic, plus bibliography) |
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Jonathan Dresner (U. Hawai'i at Hilo) How True to History is Tom Cruise's The Last Samurai? (2004) (review and essay) |
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Miyamoto Musashi A Book of Five Rings (Go Rin No Sho) (English translation by Victor Harris, with notes) |
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Ridgeback Press (links to biographical essays, and publishing information)(Pinole, CA) |
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The Samurai |
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Cyrus Amini "The Samurai of Traditional Japan" (essay providing historical overview, along with brief bibliography)(Charlotte Country Day School, NC) |
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James Clark (Pacific U.) Bushido: The Way of the Warrior (overview, with links to articles, by subject) |
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Castles and the Unification of the Realm: 15th century to 17th century Japan (overview of exhibit, with images and text) (Natonal Museum of Japanese History, Sakura) |
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Electric Samurai: Cobweb Castle (images and brief notices on historical samurai) (Kikutake Yuji) |
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The Heiji War (essay, within the World Civilizations site) (Richard Hooker, Washington State U.) |
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Ron Knight Samurai, Ninja & Medieval Japan Site (Society for CReative Anachronism site with articles arranged by topic, plus bibliography) |
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Jonathan Dresner (U. Hawai'i at Hilo) How True to History is Tom Cruise's The Last Samurai? (2004) (review and essay) |
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Miyamoto Musashi A Book of Five Rings (Go Rin No Sho) (English translation by Victor Harris, with notes) |
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Ridgeback Press (links to biographical essays, and publishing information)(Pinole, CA) |
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The Samurai |
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Cyrus Amini "The Samurai of Traditional Japan" (essay providing historical overview, along with brief bibliography)(Charlotte Country Day School, NC) |
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James Clark (Pacific U.) Bushido: The Way of the Warrior (overview, with links to articles, by subject) |
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Castles and the Unification of the Realm: 15th century to 17th century Japan (overview of exhibit, with images and text) (Natonal Museum of Japanese History, Sakura) |
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Electric Samurai: Cobweb Castle (images and brief notices on historical samurai) (Kikutake Yuji) |
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The Heiji War (essay, within the World Civilizations site) (Richard Hooker, Washington State U.) |
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Ron Knight Samurai, Ninja & Medieval Japan Site (Society for CReative Anachronism site with articles arranged by topic, plus bibliography) |
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Jonathan Dresner (U. Hawai'i at Hilo) How True to History is Tom Cruise's The Last Samurai? (2004) (review and essay) |
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Miyamoto Musashi A Book of Five Rings (Go Rin No Sho) (English translation by Victor Harris, with notes) |
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Ridgeback Press (links to biographical essays, and publishing information)(Pinole, CA) |
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Samurai Archives (historical articles) (C.E. West and F.W. Seal) |
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Stephanie Thommes and Maggie Pedersen Samurai (articles on the history and culture of the samurai, plus a short bibliography, within the Experience Japan web site) (Creighton U.) |
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Samurai Archives (historical articles) (C.E. West and F.W. Seal) |
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Stephanie Thommes and Maggie Pedersen Samurai (articles on the history and culture of the samurai, plus a short bibliography, within the Experience Japan web site) (Creighton U.) |
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Samurai Archives (historical articles) (C.E. West and F.W. Seal) |
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Stephanie Thommes and Maggie Pedersen Samurai (articles on the history and culture of the samurai, plus a short bibliography, within the Experience Japan web site) (Creighton U.) |
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First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) |
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Bill Gordon (Wesleyan U.) "Explanations of Japan’s Imperialistic Expansion, 1894-1910" (2003) (overvioew essay that runs through various theories of imperialism and weighs the value of these to the subject) |
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Shimonoseki Armistice, March 30, 1895 (transcription, in English) (Center for East Asian Studies, U. California, Los Angeles) |
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S. Weigelin-Schwiedrzik (U. Heidelberg) and Marilyn A. Levine (Lewis-Clark State C.) Historical Survey: Sino-Japanese War (overview and images, within electronic course on Chinese history) |
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The Second Sino-Japanese War (1931-45) |
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Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre, 1937-38 (Chiu-yee Cheung, Hong Kong) |
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Nanking 1937: Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Nanking Massacre (virtual exhibit, including historical articles and images) (Princeton U.) |
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Leon Poon (U. Maryland) Republican China: Anti-Japanese War (overview article, within larger history of China site) |
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Shanghai 1937: Photographs of Karl Kengelbacher (over 100 photos of a four-month period of the war in Shanghai) (Peter Kengelbacher, and Schauwecker's Guide to Japan) |
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A Joint Study of the Sino-Japanese War, 1931-1945 (bibliographies, links, documents, conference minutes, description of project seeking to connect scholars) (Asia Center, Harvard U., and Steven Phillips, Towson U.) |
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A Joint Study of the Sino-Japanese War, 1931-1945 (bibliographies, links, documents, conference minutes, description of project seeking to connect scholars) (Asia Center, Harvard U., and Steven Phillips, Towson U.) |
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The Spanish-American War |
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Anti-Imperialism in the United States, 1898-1935
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The Spanish-American War Centennial Website (numerous articles and background info) (Jess Giessel and Patrick McSherry) |
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Crucible of Empire: the Spanish-American War (educational resources, in a site devoted to the televised documentary) (PBS) |
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A War in Perspective, 1898-1998: Public Appeals, Memory, and the Spanish-American Conflict (exhibit materials, arranged by subject) (New York Public Library) |
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Excerpts of Sources on the Thirty Years' War (from J.H. Robinson, ed., 1906) (Sam Houston State U.) |
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U.S. Civil War |
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The American Civil War Homepage (numerous links, many annotated, covering all aspects of the Civil War) (George H. Hoemann and Mary E. Myers, U. of Tennessee) |
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Constitution of the Confederacy (Karpeles Manuscript Library) |
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Constitution of the Confederate States (transcription of text) (Ohio U. Law Center) |
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Crisis at Fort Sumter (articles arranged by subject) (Richard B. Latner et al., Tulane U.) |
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Gettysburg Address (electronic exhibit, including photos, draft information, and more) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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The Ulysses S. Grant Network (educational resources) (marie Kelsey, C. of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN) |
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George B. Kirchner Kirchner's Map of the Confederacy, 1863 (detailed analysis of aspects of the map) |
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Abraham Lincoln Online (includes texts of speeches, historical articles, and news) |
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Roger Norton Abraham Lincoln's Assassination (images, essays, and background information) |
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The Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress (virtual exhibit) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library (virtual exhibit, including papers and related sheet music) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Maps of the American Civil War (Hargrett Library, U. Georgia) |
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Monitor: History and Legacy (articles arranged by subject) (Mariners' Museum, Newport News, VA) |
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Selected Civil War Photographs (part of the American Memory set of sites) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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A Civil War Soldier in the Wild Cat Regiment: Selections from the Tilton C. Reynolds Papers (virtual exhibit) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Selected Civil War Photographs Home Page (Library of Congress) |
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Suite101.com: American Civil War (Mike Swogger) |
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U.S. Civil War Center (Louisiana State U) |
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The U.S. Civil War Center (includes exhibits, historical information, links, program details, and more) (Louisiana State U.) |
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The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the Civil War (focus on Augusta County, VA and Franklin County, PN) (Edward L. Ayers, UVA) |
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Washington During the Civil War: The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865 (virtual exhibit) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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The US-Mexican War |
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K. Jack Bauer Mexican War (overview) (U. of Texas at Austin Library and the Texas State Historical Ass. |
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The Mexican War and California (articles) (California Military Museum) |
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (historical background, with complete text of treaty) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Juan Villegas (U. of San Diego) The Treaty of Gudalupe Hidalgo (overview and images, with relevant links) |
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Paul R. Machula The Mexican War (history about Arizona and the Mexican War) |
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Mexican War (maps and military information) (US Military Academy, West Point, NY) |
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David Saville MUzzey (Columbia U.) The Mexican War (excerpts from 1911 text, plus images) (Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco) |
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John D. Sloat The Mexican War and California: The Sloat Proclamation (1846)(The California Military Museum) |
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The US-Mexican War (1846-1848) (timeline, essays, and links) (PBS.org) |
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The U.S.-Mexican War of 1846-48 (overview and images) (Brazuria County Historical Museum, Angleton, TX) |
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The U.S. Mexican War (historical articles and images) (Descendants of Mexican War Veterans) |
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The U.S. Mexican War: 1846-1848 (essays, images, and a timeline) (PBS Online) |
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The Vietnam War |
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Vietnam War Bibliography (Richard Jensen, U. Illinois) |
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Vietnam War Bibliography (Edwin E. Moïse, Clemson U.) |
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Online Bookshelves: Vietnam War (CMH publications) (US Army Center of Military History) |
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The Historical Text Archive: Vietnam War Page (links) (Don Mabry, Mississippi St. U) |
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Vietnam War: Maps (US Military Academy, West Point, NY) |
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The My Lai Courts-Martial 1970 (multimedia resources, within larger law case site) (Douglas Linder, U. Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) |
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Recalling the Vietnam War (articles and interviews with numerous scholars) (Institute of International Studies, U. California, Berkeley) |
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The Fall of Saigon (archived articles, introductory essay by Malcolm W. Browne, and more) (the New York Times) |
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The Vietnam Conflict (articles, images, and other resources, arranged by topic) (John K. Swensson, De Anza C.) |
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The Vikings |
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Nova: The Vikings (companion site to series, includes texts and images, as well as video and links) (Nova, PBS.org) |
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Regia Anglorum (homepage for group devoted to "Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and British Living History," with links to articles and news about re-enactment activities) |
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Viking Heritage (homepage, with link to general information including history, maps, and images) (Gotland U.) |
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World of the Vikings (homepage for collaborative project with page of Viking links) (National Museum of Denmark and York Archaeological Trust) |
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War of 1812 |
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J. B. Calvert (U. Denver, Colorado) The War of 1812 And All That: An introduction to the War of 1812: an episode in the history of bungling, with its effects on the Indians (detailed overview, with emphasis on military politics, especially as regards various Native American threats) |
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Joshua Kuss (San Diego U.) The War of 1812 (articles, by topic, plus bibliography) |
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The James Madison Center: the War of 1812 (primary documents, articles, pedagogical resources, and more) (James Madison U.) |
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Native American Material: War of 1812 (links to primary documents in facsimile, with descriptions) (Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan U.) |
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Wesley Allen Riddle (U. Maryland University C.-Camp Doha) The War of 1812 (overview) |
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the War of 1812 (maps, articles) (US Military Academy, West Point, NY) |
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The War of 1812 Website (articles, images, documents, and links) (Military Heritage.com) |
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The Wars of the Roses |
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Lara E. Eakins The Tudors in the Wars of the Roses (detailed overview, with hyperlinked notes about key figures and elements, within a larger site devoted to Tudor history) |
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Liz Laycock (Sheffield Hallam U.) The Wars of the Roses (overview of events, including period images, plus a very extensive set of relevant links) |
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Wars of the Roses 1450-1487 (detailed descriptions of key battles, including maps) (UK Battlefields Resource Center) |
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Wars of the Roses: Principal Battles of the Wars of the Roses (chronological list of battles, with links to descriptive essays for each) (The Richard III Foundation) |
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World War I |
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World War I and its Aftermath 1914 - 1921 (links to tutorial articles within the HSC Online site) (Charles Sturt U., Australia) |
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World War I--Trenches on the Web: An Internet History of the Great War |
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Homepage (deep, well-organized, sophisticated page of textual and multimedia resources) (Mike Iavarone) |
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From Chickamauga to Chipilly Ridge: The Long March of John Allan Wyeth ("World War I poetry of an American Civil War vet") |
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PBS/The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century |
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Reference Library |
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Homepage |
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Armory |
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Biographies Index |
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Document Archive |
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Fractal Gallery (Artwork from the Great War) |
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Media Room (Audio files) |
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Photo Archive |
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Timeline Index ("detailed history of the major events leading up to and occurring during World War I") |
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VRML Hall ("virtual reality objects from WWI") |
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WWI Publications and Periodicals |
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World War II |
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WW II Resources (links to primary documents) (Larry Jewell) |
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Atomic Warfare |
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Hiroshima Archive (historical, cultural, and artistic resources related to the A-bomb) (Mayu Tsuruya, Lewis & Clark C.) |
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A-Bomb WWW Museum (includes voice testimonials, articles, images; in Japanese or English) (Mitsuru Ohba & John Benson, Hiroshima, Japan) |
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Atomic Bomb: Decision (Hiroshima-Nagasaki) (includes links to declassified documents relating to the decision to drop the bomb) (Gene Dannen) |
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BURN!: Toge Sankichi (Hiroshima Artworks by Iri and Toshi Maruki |
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Nagasaki Journey (selective Web version of bicoastal exhibit of 100+ pictures of the ruins of Nakasaki taken by Yosuke Yamahata on Aug. 10, 1945) (International Center of Photography, New York; Ansel Adams Center, San Francisco) |
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Peace Memorial Museum (includes images of fused, melted, and charred relics of the Hiroshima A-bomb blast) (Hiroshima) |
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An Auschwitz Alphabet (info and quotes about Auschwitz in a glossary-like arrangement) (Jonathan Blumen) |
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Churchill and the Great Republic (virtual exhibit) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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World War II Links on the Internet (annotated links, arranged by subject) (Steve Schoenherr, U. of San Diego) |
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Neville Chamberlain with Adolf Hitler, Fall 1938 (audio) (WebCorp) |
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Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During World War II (exhibition on eight women wartime correspondents) (Library of Congress) |
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World War II and the US |
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Children of the Camps: The Japanese American WWII Internment Camp Experience ("documentary captures the experiences of six Americans of Japanese ancestry who were confined as innocent children to internment camps") (Satsuki Ina) |
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The Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary (declassified document) (Navy Historical Center, Washington, DC) |
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Executive Order 9066: The Internment of 110,000 Japanese Internment (Asian American Studies Center, U. California, Los Angeles) |
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Doouglas MacArthur War Report: US Occupation of Japan (speech made on August 30, 1945; within larger speech archive) (History Channel.com) |
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Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During World War II (exhibition on eight women wartime correspondents) (Library of Congress) |
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Mattie E. Treadwell The Women's Army Corps (monograph telling the history of women in the US armed forces in WWII) (Center of Military History, US Army, Washington, DC) |
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Books Go to War: The Armed Services Editions in World War Two (virtual exhibit of 1996 exhibition at the Dome Room of the Rotunda) (U. Virginia) |
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WW II Resources (links to primary documents) (Larry Jewell) |
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WWII and the Atomic Bomb (see under Asia below) |
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Georgi H. Zhukov (link to archived essays covering 20th-century Russian/Soviet military activities, plus links; in Russian or in English) (Robert Beckhusen) |
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Zulu |
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The Anglo-Zulu War (articles and images on the conflict, as well as on Zulu culture) (Ian Knight) |
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David W. Koeller (North Park U., Chicago, IL) Shaka Zulu: 1785-1828 (biography) |
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Zululand: History of the Zulu People (Tourism KwaZulu-Natal) |
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