Curated OER
Gallery Scavenger Hunt for U.S. History
In this U. S. historical facts learning exercise, students participate in identifying the various leaders being described, identify places described in detail and fill out a map by following the directions given.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Wwi: The u.s. Army Overseas
From a book, American Military History, this chapter looks at the U.S. Army overseas in World War I, and gives a brief overview of the battles in which the Army was involved, and General Pershing's command in World War I.
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U.s. Army Homepage
Everything you've ever wanted to know about the U.S. Army! Site is active and informative. Examples of topics: Leaders, History, Vision, What's New, Korean War, Soldiers - Organizations and Relocation. Also offers a great "click on"...
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Niagara Parks: Old Fort Erie: History
The history of Fort Erie is explained, with reference to the battle of Fort Erie in the War of 1812. Links on the page will take you to an Old Fort Erie site, and a tour of the Park Commission's historic site.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Stars & Stripes: American Soldiers' Newspaper Ww I
A unique group of historical documents, a 71-week run of the newspaper printed for the American soldiers on the Western Front in World War I. These are digitized copies of the paper ordered by Pershing to give the troops a sense of unity...
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U.s. Army: Chaplain Corps History: The Four Chaplains
A brave story of four men, bonded by their faiths, helping many passengers on the USAT Dorchester after it was struck by a torpedo in 1943.
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Legion Magazine: The Invasion of Sicily
An account of the allied invasion of Sicily in 1943 from a Canadian point of view.
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The German Raid on Bari
An account of the German air raid on Bari, Dec. 1943, an Italian seaport which happened to have an American transport ship which was carrying Mustard Gas present. The bombing attack was very successful and many people were killed by the...
US Senate
United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
The official place for information on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Texas Bob: The Camel Experiment: June 24 August 15, 1860
Journal entries are written by William H. Echols, Brevet Second Army Lieutenant, which told the story of the Army's Camel Experiment in the Texas desert, where camels were tested to determine if they were a superior method of...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Learning Lessons in the American Expeditionary Forces [Pdf]
Written for the U.S. Center of Military History, this article explores the military lessons learned by the deployment of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Read about the problems involved in training a fighting force for...