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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyperwar: Burma Campaign, 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
Official Defense department history of the Burma campaign in 1942 which resulted in the loss of Burma to the Japanese. The role of General Stillwell is explored.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Camaigns of World War Ii: India Burma Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
An official defense department history of the various battles fought in the India and Burma region. The roles of General Stillwell and General Merrill is discussed.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: Central Burma Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Ibiblio is an official Defense Department history of the Burma battles fought in 1945 against the Japanese. The role of Merrill's Raiders is analyzed.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: China Defensive

For Students 9th - 10th
An official Defense Department account of the war in China from 1942 to early 1945. The war was mostly of a defensive nature (trying to hold off the Japanese).
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: China Offensive

For Students 9th - 10th
An official Defense Department account of the war in China from late 1944 to 1945. By this time, the Japanese were on the defensive.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: Papua

For Students 9th - 10th
An official Defense Department history of the US Army's campaign in Papua during 1942. The campaign was a failure but many lessons were learned by the American troops.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Ww2 People's War: An Archive of World War Two Memories: D Day+ 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
Ambitious collection of personal accounts of those who participated in the D-Day invasion. These personal accounts bring the war to life.
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Interactive
BBC

Bbc: Ww2 People's War Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on various stories and dates and learn more about the event plus read eyewitness accounts. The focus in on Great Britain's role in the war.
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Website
The History Place

The History Place: Wwii in the Pacific Selected Battle Pics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a section on "Selected Battle Photos" from the war in the Pacific, including a short caption explaining each.
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Handout
The History Place

The History Place: World War Ii in the Pacific Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a timeline covering the years of 1941 (Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor) to 1945 (United Nations is born). Selected WWII battle photos are also included.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this website from the Wikipedia encyclopedia for an exhaustive encyclopedia article on World War II. Content includes information on the causes of the war, the European theater, the Pacific theater, and the historical significance...
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BBC

Bbc: D Day 60th Anniversary Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive and self-correcting quiz tests your knowledge of the D-Day invasion.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: J. Robert Oppenheimer 1904 1967

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS provides biographical information about J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his involvement with the atomic bomb.
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PBS

Pbs/people's Century: Master Race

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of the program, "People's Century: Master Race -- Nazism Overtakes German Society," from PBS.
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Primary
Other

Art Montana: Ben Steele Prisoner of War Chronicles

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of Ben Steele, an American soldier captured on the Bataan Peninsula and forced on the Bataan Death March. The site links to his drawings with a brief explanation.
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Website
Other

World War Ii History Info: D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains information on the topic of D-Day. Find excerpts from books, firsthand accounts, and links to other interesting sites.
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Other

North Africa Campaign in Wwii: Supplying Troops

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative site on how the Allied troops supplied troops during Operation Torch. Discusses one of the problems that the allies faced with Operation Torch.
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Other

Wwii North Africa Campaign: Erwin Rommel

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography on Erwin Rommel in North Africa, otherwise known as the Desert Fox, the leader of German troops in Africa.
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Other

Euronet: Map of Polish Blitzkrieg

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Poland five, ten, and fifteen days after the German invasion.
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Activity
Other

Euronet: World War Two Links

For Students 9th - 10th
Only one of the many links from Euronet is in German, for those of you who may be up to it. As of this writing, some links are no longer active. But of what remains there is still more information than you could ever work through!
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Website
Other

Nihon Kaigun: The Imperial Japanese Navy Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent information provided on the Imperial Japanese Navy. Includes information on the Japanese attack on the United States.
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Website
Other

Dave's Warbirds: American Aircraft of World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Dave's Warbirds has pictures and information about virtually every American aircraft used in WWII. Look up aircraft by manufacturer, type/function or name.
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Primary
Other

Tanks for the Memories: Oral History of the Tankers

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed excerpts from a book containing written oral histories of those American soldiers who served in tanks during World War 2.
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Handout
Other

History of Poland During the Second World War

For Students 9th - 10th
Descriptions about the initial invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the partitioning of Poland are provided.