PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Pacific Theatre vs. European Theatre
Interview with Stephen Ambrose about the two WWII theatres and Gen. MacArthur's complaints about a lack of funding for the war in the Pacific.
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National Park Service: Battle of Midway: Turning the Tide in the Pacific
This Teaching with Historic Places lesson plan examines Midway's strategic importance in World War II.
Other
Uss Hornet Museum: Battle of Midway
Read some background of the war in the Pacific and details of the Battle of Midway that gravely damaged Japan's ability to strike back at U.S. naval targets.
Curated OER
The History Place: Timeline of Wwii in Pacific
This site from The History Place provides a timeline of the major events in the Pacific theater of World War II from 1941 through 1945. The information given is useful, and it covers the time period very thoroughly.
Other
National Security Agency: A Priceless Advantage [Pdf]
A report written by the NSA on the U.S. Navy Communications Intelligence and the Battles of Coral Sea, Midway, and the Aleutians in the spring of 1942. Very credible and very complete. (Third edition)
Rutgers University
Rutgers Oral History Archive
This archive records the personal experiences of the American men and women who served on the homefront and overseas during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War. Also offers resources on the men and women who...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: World War Ii: The War Against Japan
This online version of a book on the US war against Japan is very extensive and filled with useful information.
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Exhibition of the Enola Gay
Here you will find a video and photo gallery of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb. This is the online version of the former exhibition of the plane.
PBS
Pbs: The War: The Sinking of the Uss Indianapolis
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read a description of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
PBS
Pbs: The War: Battle of the Philippine Sea (Marianas Islands)
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a description of the Battle of the Philippine Sea. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
PBS
Pbs: The War: The Philippines (Leyte Gulf)
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about the recapture of the Philippines. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
PBS
Pbs: The War: Iwo Jima
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about the Battle of Iwo Jima. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
Yale University
Avalon Project: Cairo Conference
The brief document outlining the resoulutions made at the Cairo Conference at the end of World War II.
US Department of State
U.s. Department of State: The Cairo Conference, 1943
Read a brief account of the meeting Franklin Roosevelt had with Chiang Kai-Shek in Cairo in November, 1943, where they discussed the fight against Japan.
Other
Uss Hornet: The Doolittle Raid (Hornet Cv 8)
An extensive look at the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in April, 1942. Read about the mission, how it was developed, the people involved, and its outcome. Included are several photographs and a list of resources.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: The Silent War Against the Japanese Navy
Extensive article which chronicles the efforts of U.S. Naval intelligence to read the secret radio messages of the Japanese Navy.
BBC
Bbc: Ww2 People's War Timeline
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.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Hyperwar: Burma Campaign, 1942
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.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: Central Burma Campaign
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.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Camaigns of World War Ii: India Burma Campaign
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.
Other
Tanks for the Memories: Oral History of the Tankers
Provides detailed excerpts from a book containing written oral histories of those American soldiers who served in tanks during World War 2.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: China Defensive
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).
Other
Uss Alabama Battleship Memorial Park: Battleship Uss Alabama (Bb 60)
Learn the history and battle stories about the 1942 World War II warship, USS Alabama on display in Mobile Bay.