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War Times Journal: Memoirs: William T. Sherman
Several chapters taken from General Sherman's memoirs covering the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862. He provides a leadership view of the actions of General Ulysses S. Grant before, during and after the battle.
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War Times Journal: Letters and Dispatches of Horatio Nelson
A collection of writings by the famous British admiral who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The writings give valuable details about British naval tactics during the Napoleonic Wars.
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War Times Journal: Wellington's Dispatches: Peninsula and Waterloo: 1808 1815
A collection of wartime dispatches by the famous British army commander. Insightful details are given on the two major campaigns: the Peninsular and Waterloo fought between 1808 and 1815.
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War Times Journal: The Battle of Borodino by Baron Lejeune
A first-hand account of the famous battle by a French Army colonel who was an aide-de-camp during the Russian campaign. He describes the terrible killing that took place and the French military strategies.
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War Times Journal: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
A firsthand account by a survivor who was a German priest at a Jesuit church located about 3 miles from Hiroshima. His story covers both the blast and the aftermath and gives valuable primary source details about the bombing.
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War Times Journal: The Battle of Manila Bay by Admiral George Dewey
A fascinating account of the famous naval battle by the American naval commander himself, Admiral Dewey.
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War Times Journal: War in Spain: Marshal Suchet
A series of excerpts from the wartime memoirs of Marshal Suchet. He fought under Napoleon during the wars in Spain also known as the Peninsular Campaigns.
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War Times Journal: Memoirs of the Duke of Rovigo by General a.j. Savary
Selections from a French General who served under Napoleon. He participated in Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798, the 1805 campaign against Austria, and many other battles.
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War Times Journal: The French Revolt and Empire: A Napoleonic Wars Summary
This site describes the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Read the history of these wars from 1792-1815.
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War Times Journal: The Battle of the Brandywine
A detailed article on the Battle of the Brandywine on September 11, 1777, that describes the military strategy and players in both the British and American armies. Be sure to click on the map that shows how the troops were drawn up.
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War Times Journal: Great War Series
Archives of eye-witness accounts of events during World War I and in-depth articles discussing the War. Includes "The Red Fighter Pilot," a memoir written by 'The Red Baron' Manfred von Richtofen who died in 1918.
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War Times Journal: The Pacific War: A World War Ii Summary
This article provides a concise summary of the major events/battles of the Pacific War from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the surrender of Japan in August 1945.
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War Times Journal: The Normandy Landings: D Day: June 6, 1944
A map that provides an animated view of the invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944, by the Allied Forces.
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War Times Journal: Ia Drang River Valley Battle Maps
Three animated battle maps on the famous three-day battle fought between the US Army and the North Vietnamese Army in November 1965. This battle represented the first major encounter between the two combatants.
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War Times Journal: Thunder Gods and Kamikazes: Suicide Air Offensives of Wwii
A history of the Japanese Kamikaze war effort, discussing how it started, why, and the types of planes and pilots needed. The Kamikaze attacks started in the Philippines but the worst attacks took place in the Okinawa campaign.
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War Times Journal: From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of James Longstreet
An online edition of the famous Confederate general's wartime memoirs. He fought in such battles as Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and more.
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War Times Journal: Reminiscences of the Civil War by John B. Gordon
An online excerpt from the memoirs of Confederate General John B. Gordon who fought at the Battles of Bull Run, Antietam and Gettysburg. The account gives an insight into the mindset of the Confederate leaders during the Civil War.
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War Times Journal: Correspondence of Napoleon I
A collection of war dispatches written by the great French military leader and strategist. In them, he discusses the battles of Austerlitz and Waterloo.
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War Times Journal: Advance and Retreat by John Bell Hood
Selections from the wartime memoirs of Confederate General John B. Hood who served under Lee, Longstreet and other famous Confederate officers.
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War Times Journal: Recollections of Marshal Macdonald
A series of writings written by a French military leader who served under Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars. He gives an honest evaluation of what happened in Napoleon's famous invasion of Russia in 1812.
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War Times Journal: Marshal Louis Davout: Dispatches and Correspondence
A collection of wartime writings by one of Napoleon's army commanders. He was quite famous for being Napoleon's youngest Marshal and fought in Napoleon's campaign against Prussia in 1806.
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War Times Journal: The Battle of Skagerrak (Jutland)
A firsthand account and description of the Battle of Jutland by a German gunnery officer. His account sheds light on both German and British naval tactics used in the battle.
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War Times Journal: Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Here are several excerpts from Grant's memoirs regarding the Wilderness campaign. In them, he discusses his appointment by Lincoln to be commander of the Army of the Potomac, and much more.
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War Times Journal: The Battle of Tsushima
Read an English translation of a first-person account by Captain Vladimir Semenov of the defeat of the Russian fleet by the Japanese at the Battle of Tsushima (May 27, 1905).