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The Army Heritage Foundation: The Philippine Insurrection [Pdf]
By the end of July 1898, 13,000 U.S. Volunteers and 2,000 regular troops arrived totake control of the Philippines from the Spanish as part of the Spanish-American War. Together with the Filipino revolutionary army, numbering about...
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Biz Kids: Break the Bank
In this interactive game, you are a worker at a community bank, helping customers get good loans and save for their future. However, the terrible Mr. Boar and his clerks from a payday loan company have infiltrated your bank! Rally the...
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Wild Geese: General Michael Corcoran
A five-part article about Michael Corcoran, an Irish immigrant who volunteered when Lincoln first issued a call for troops. Read about his actions at Bull Run, in a Southern prison camp, and his leadership of the Irish Brigade. This...
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Us Repeals Ban on Gays Serving Openly in Military
In the last days of its December 2010 session, the United States Congress voted to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. This policy prohibited gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. The majority of troops serving...
Library of Congress
Loc: The Stars and Stripes, 1918 1919: The American Expeditionary Forces
A good overview of the development and training of the troops in the American Expeditionary Forces as they left the U.S. to fight in Europe.
Imperial War Museums
Imperial War Museums: The War in Burma, 1942 1945
Tells of the campaign in Burma that was fought by troops from Great Britain, India and West Africa through interviews with veterans of that campaign.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: The British Surrender at Yorktown, 1781
This article describes the issues and troop movement leading up to the British surrender to Washington at Yorktown. A chart shows the statistics of both the British and American forces' resources and causalities.
Ibis Communications
Eyewitness to History: Tokyo Rose
Students investigate ?Tokyo Rose? the name given by American GIs to nearly a dozen women of American descent who broadcasted propaganda for the Japanese during World War II. The resource consists of an audio clip of Tokyo Rose broadcasts...
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California Military History: California and the Civil War
Although California was far away from any fighting in the Civil War, it sent troops to support the Union. Read about why California was so important to the Union in these two articles from the California State Military Museum. Hyperlinks...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: War in the Pacific
The war in the Pacific raged throughout World War II. Read about the Japanese early successes, and see how the American troops recaptured and moved closer to Japan at the end of the war.
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National Park Service: The Battle of First Manassas
A review of the first Manassas campaign, also known as Bull Run. Find a description of the battle in the morning and afternoon as well as a description of Order of Battle and of the troops, officers, and the casualties.
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veteran Affairs Canada: Ypres 1915
In April 1915, Canadian troops were moved to the French city of Ypres where they were victims to a new weapon of gas attacks. This site outlines the Canadian experience at Ypres.
US Department of State
Ending the Vietnam War, 1969 1973
Focus on ending the Vietnam War from the beginning of the Nixon administration in 1969. Essay covers U.S. strategy, both foreign and domestic, leading to the eventual withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam.
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Gmsp: Military Career of General Meade
A detailed biography of General George Meade, a military man and eventual leader of Pennsylvania troops during the Civil War. Outlines his military career in detail.
BBC
Bbc: Russia Accused of 'Attack on Eu'
A May 2007 news report on the developing tensions between Russia and Estonia over the decision to move a WWII war memorial to Russian troops in Tallin.
Read Works
Read Works: The Scavenger Hunt
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Sophie who went on a musical scavenger hunt with a team from her troop. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
PBS
News Hour: Military Orders Added National Guard Presence
Thousands of National Guard troops will be deployed to areas hit by Hurricane Katrina, as crime, evacuation, and chaos have hit the area as they recover from this catastrophe. Article is from September, 2005.
Virginia Historical Society
Virginia Historical Society: Waging War: The Battlefront: Offense or Defense?
To win the war, Union troops needed to invade and control an unfriendly South and subdue Confederate armies. Confederate armies did not have to conquer northern territory to win independence. They did, however, need to win enough battles...
BBC
Bbc: History: British India and the "Great Rebellion"
A highly interesting account of the rebellion that occurred in 1857 when Indian troops staged a violent outbreak against their British masters. The author examines the causes, events and results of the mutiny. Archived.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: For Afghanistan, a New Us Transition Strategy
The Obama administration is changing its strategy and timetable for US troops in Afghanistan. Caught between the desire of Karzai for limited American military role and the fear of not being able to fulfill the goal of subduing Taliban...
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Wilson's Raid
A description of the events which evolved in Alabama in the spring of 1865 as the troops led by James Wilson, a Union general, destroyed most of the Confederacy's arms manufacturing abilities. Interestingly enough, Wilson's Raid ended...
The Washington Post
Washington Post: Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light
A fascinating first chapter from the book, Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light. Read about how African American laborers and troops were treated by their white American compatriots and see how that contrasted with the...
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War Biography: Ambrose E. Burnside
A biographical profile of Ambrose Burnside, a career officer who commanded Union troops in a number of Civil War battles with a mixture of successes and failures.
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Maps of Appomattox Court House, Virginia (1865)
Comprehensive color map of the famous Appomattox Court House in Virginia, where General Robert E. Lee ultimately surrendered to Union troops leading to defeat in Virginia. Map depicts lines of battle and strategy of both Union and...
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