ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Wartime Poetry Working With Similes
Contains plans for four lessons that use photos and depictions of World War II to inspire similes to use in poems. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
Other
Cwm: History of Newfoundland and Labrador During the Second World War
A historical essay by Peter Neary discusses the involvement and role of Newfoundland and Labrador during the Second World War.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: The Battle of Stalingrad
This site covers the events immediately before, during, and after the Battle of Stalingrad. Not only does it present the facts, it also includes information on the effects of this battle.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: World War Ii
You have heard about these famous events; now read about them from the viewpoint of an actual eye witness. Read personal accounts about the Blitzkrieg, the first atomic blast, attack of Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, and more.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: Britain Declares War
A short description of the events that led Britain to declare war on Germany. An audio of Prime Minister Chamberlain's address on the war declaration is provided.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: George Marshall
This is a brief but informative piece on George C. Marshall - creator of the Marshall Plan. Includes pictures of most of the world players at the time. Describes his role in formulating the Marshall Plan.
BBC
Bbc: History: Churchill: The Gathering Storm
Professor John Charmley discusses whether Churchill has rewritten the history books to portray himself in a better light during the time of Appeasement or had he truly stood alone in his opposition of Hitler during the 1930's.
BBC
Bbc: History: World Wars: Blitzkrieg
Discover what happened during the blitzkrieg at the start of World War Two and why the Allies were so unprepared. Why was it that Britain and France were outfought at every turn?
BBC
Bbc: History: Winston Churchill: Defender of Democracy
Historian Geoffrey Best explores the transformation of Winston Churchill from a gifted politician to the victorious leader of the British nation. Churchill led Britain through World War Two with unique assurance and changed his country's...
BBC
Bbc: History: Hitler and 'Lebensraum' in the East
History professor Jeremy Noakes explores Hitler's quest to acquire more land for the German people to populate. He traces the origins of Lebensraum and discusses why Hitler was committed to the east to expand.
BBC
Bbc: History: The 'D Day Dodgers'
Professor Richard Holmes examines the 'D-Day Dodgers', a group of Allied servicemen who fought in Italy during the Second World War, and asks whether our obsession with Normandy has distorted history.
BBC
Bbc: History: D Day: Beachhead
Historian Duncan Anderson explores the landing by Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy and discusses how meticulous planning and preparation, good luck, and bold decisions made D-Day a triumph instead of the 'ghastly disaster' it...
BBC
Bbc: The Battle of Arnhem (Operation Market Garden)
Producer Mark Fielder explores how an Allied victory at The Battle of Arnhem (Operation Market Garden) could have shortened World War Two by six months, and how the plan failed at the last moment.
Other
Dannen.com: Atomic Bomb Decision
This site has information about the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The information is detailed and in depth. Contains many links to related sites.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: German Invasion of 1941
This site from the Fordham University provides an address by Vyacheslav Molotov, Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, containing the Soviet reaction to Germany's invasion.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Deportations to Killing Centers in Occupied Poland
Map of routes to move Jews to killing centers in Poland during its German occupation. Includes short description.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Deportation of Austrian and German Jews
Essay describing Hitler's policy of deporting the Jewish people from Germany and Austria.
BBC
Bbc: Historic Figures: Winston Churchill (1874 1965)
Brief but detailed biography of Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister who inspired his country in World War Two.
Other
Cyberheritage: Unusual Technical Images of Equipment Used in World War Ii
Scanned images from a box of book pages about World War II. Find images of information leaflets on "the machines that were winning the war for us."
Yale University
The Manhattan Project Atomic Bomb Investigating Group
Provides general information about the Manhattan Project group during World War II, and their involvement with the atomic bomb.
US Navy
Nhc: D Day, the Normandy Invasion, 6 25 June 1944
[Archived Content] This is a collection of resources about the Normandy Invasion during World War II. Included are excellent pictures, reports, exhibits, and a list of ships that were lost or damaged.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Credited with the creation of the atomic bomb, Robert Oppenheimer opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb. Read about Oppenheimer's education and involvement in the atomic explosions, which "changed the world forever."
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Wwii Resources
A large site that provides links to various topics of WWII. For example: "Words of Peace, Words of War, Treaties, Declarations, Speeches, etc."; "Nazi-Soviet Relations, 1939-1941, Documents from the Archives of the German Foreign...
BBC
Bbc: Dunkirk: Rescued From Defeat
This overview of Dunkirk features audio clips from people who were involved in or eyewitnesses of the evacuation of British forces from Dunkirk.