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Jensen is a scholar with many books and articles; he was professor of history for over 35 years at several schools, including the University of Illinois, Harvard, Michigan, West Point, and Moscow State University. His recent books (coauthored) include The Civil War on the Web (2nd edition 2003), Trans-Pacific Relations : America, Europe, and Asia in the Twentieth Century (2003), World War II on the Web (2002) and Americans at War: Society, Culture, and the Homefront (2005). Write him at rjensen@uic.edu
Jan. 2008
this is online at http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/military.html
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A. Searches/ General B. Ancient C. Medieval
D. 16th-17th centuries E. 18th Century F. American Revolution
G. Napoleonic Era H. 19th Century I. US Civil War
J. World War I K. World War II L. World War II: Pacific
M. Cold War N. Third World O. Korea
P. Vietnam Q. Desert Storm to Present; Terrorism, Iraq R. Air Power
S. Sea Power send suggestions to RJensen@uic.edu


A. Searches/ General

Encyclopedia Britannica complete text of monumental 11th edition (1910); excellent source for all topics as of that date; recommended
The Encyclopedia of World History Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Sixth Edition (2001) recomended
Army-Air-Corps is a sucker list is moderated by "Army-Air-Corps@yahoogroups.com", "Barry Anderson", "Brooke Rowe", or recently "Otis Willie"--some of the false identities used by Phill Coleman and his The American War Library Warning: avoid this scam
War Historian Mark Grimsley's informal and highly useful site on military history
Bibliography
Encyclopedia Britannica complete text of monumental 11th edition (1910); excellent source for all topics as of that date
Google best web search engine
dictionary of current military terminology & abbreviations
Library catalog for U California recommended
Scholarly Articles and Book Reviews
military history books: new or reprinted
America: History and Life Abstracts of 400,000+ history articles from ABC-CLIO; 1950-present; campus subscription required (check with Librarian) recommended some of the journals are available online in JSTOR or Project MUSE
Ingenta search free (or purchase) scholarly articles from all journals, last decade or so recommended
Index to Military Periodicals from USAF Air University
Civil War History best scholarly resource; recent issues online via Project Muse and Infotrac; consult librarian
Journal of Military History many outstanding articles & reviews; online via JSTOR; consult librarian
JSTOR complete text online of all articles; also includes major journals in political science, economics, demography; free access if your school subscribes. recommended List of JSTOR schools

American Historical Review 1895-1999 recent issues online at History Cooperative; Journal of American History 1964-1999; recent issues online at History Cooperative; Mississippi Valley Historical Review 1914-1964; Journal of Economic History 1941-1999; Journal of Military History 1989-1999; [continuation of Military Affairs 1937-1988;] Journal of Modern History 1929-1999; Journal of Southern History 1935-1997; Speculum 1926-1997 [Medieval]; William and Mary Quarterly 1892-2000 [US to 1820]; also American Political Science Review 1906-1999; International Organization 1947-1997; International Security 1976-99; Journal of Politics 1939-1999; Political Science Quarterly 1886-1998 Journal of Asian Studies 1956-1999; Far Eastern Quarterly 1941-1956; Pacific Affairs 1928-1997;
For these journals, recent years are online in project Muse see Librarian; (they can be browsed but not searched)
Bulletin of the History of Medicine; Civil War History; French Historical Studies; Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History; Journal of Interdisciplinary History; Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies; Journal of Policy History; Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences; Journal of World History; Reviews in American History [excellent reviews of new books]; Social Science History;
Parameters the US Army's senior professional journal, full text
Intelligence bibliography by J. Ransom Clark
intelligence studies mostly 1990s
historiography short list
Strategists & Military Theorists bibliographies
Jomini, Summary of the Art of War
Jomini
Clausewitz Homepage with full text of On War and more
books on Clausewitz
Moltke and the German Military Tradition scholarly article
Mahan & Corbett
Giulio Douhet airpower theorist
Pixley evaluates Douhet (scholarly article from Air and Space Power Journal (2005))
Links
Historical Text Archiveby Don Mabry recommended
Humanities & Social Sciences by Richard Jensen
posters
posters recommended
US Marine Corps posters & art
atlases
The West Point Atlases recommended
Historical Atlas (1923) by William R. Shepherd excellent for Europe recommended
Century Dictionary full text of major Cyclopedia & Atlas of 1890s
Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe
Popular History
Popular articles, full text from The History Channel
More popular history
Biographies (short)
Ethics & Law
Just War from Internet Philosophy Encyclopedia
"War" from Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy recommended
Laws of War
Just War links
Just War & Iraq [1998]
Grotius 17th century founder of international law; full text of his On the Law of War and Peace (1625)
ethics & war bibliography
Constructing Death: Norms, War, and Civilian Casualties scholarly book review
General
H-WAR very well edited discussion list for scholars anyone reading this should subscribe
war movies
"War-Winning Weapons: The Measurement of Technological Determinism in Military History," by George Raudzens J Military History v 54 (Oct 1990) pp. 403-434 available in JSTOR
Samurai Archives on medieval Japanese military history and culture; many maps
Hugh Dubrulle. "Review of Daniel Moran and Arthur Waldron, eds, The People in Arms: Military Myth and National Mobilization since the French Revolution," H-War, H-Net Reviews, July, 2004. 17903 to present
Glossary of tactical combat
videos, graphics & computer animations
British Empire/Commonwealth
Maps good 1892 atlas
Australian War memorial
British Empire land forces
battle art good images & annotations; mostly British history
Reader's Guide to Canadian Military History recommended
Military history of Canada 1948 article
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. short scholarly biographies of Canadians who died before 1921. Recommended
"Marching to Different Drums: Canadian Military History," by W. A. B. Douglas ; in The Journal of Military History in JSTOR, Vol. 56, No. 2 (April, 1992), pp. 245-260
Germany
Russian military history esp pre 1815
USA
US Army Military History Institute (esp bibliography)
American Military History (1989) full-length textbook
graphics
African-Americans: bibliography 1999 edition
African American military service From the Civil War to World War I
Medical; Casualties
Selected Death Tolls for Wars, Massacres and Atrocities Before the 20th Century not just casualties, but very detailed list of wars and bibliographic guide; recommended
Albert G. Love, ''War Casualties'' (1931) online] by a Lt. Colonel, Medical Corps, U.S. Army rcommended
A History of Military Medicine: Vol II: From the Renaissance Through Modern Times, by Richard A. Gabriel, Karen S. Metz (1992)
Leaders' Manual for Combat Stress Control (1994) with historical examples
Medical history US Army numerous official histories 1775-2001 recommended
Peace
Peace links from Swarthmore College
conflict resolution
Women
Minerva Center bibliography by Reina Pennington
Bibliographies (US)
"Women and Military Service: A History, Analysis and Overview of Key Issues" (1990) by Dr. Margaret C. Devilbiss recommended
Mattie E. Treadwell, The United States Army in World War II, Special Studies, The Women's Army Corps (1954) is the outstanding official history of the WAC and should not be missed; recommended
The Women's Army Corps, 1945-1978 (2000) excellent official history by Bettie J. Morden; complete text
Women in International Security
Women Warriors of Japan
Chinese women on the Long March scholarly book
women in combat annotated bibliography
popular site
Women in American military brief history
Women in American military brief history plus bibliographies
Donna M. Dean. "Review of Carol Burke, Camp All-American, Hanoi Jane, and the High-and-Tight: Gender, Folklore, and Changing Military Culture," H-Minerva, H-Net Reviews, October, 2004.
women veterans
"A History of Women in the Coast Guard" by John A. Tilley
"'They Either Need These Women or They Do Not': Margaret Chase Smith and the Fight for Regular Status for Women in the Military," by Janann Sherman in J Military History v 54 (Jan 1990) pp. 47-78 available in JSTOR
The Women's Army Corps, 1945-1978 (2000) excellent official history by Bettie J. Morden; complete text
Statistical Data
Armed Conflict Events Data very good encyclopedic coverage 1800-2000
Militarized Interstate Dispute (MID) data 1816-1992 compiled by the Correlates of War (COW) Project
Death tolls, 20th century conflicts
Statistics of US Wars
links to data sources
American women at war photos
Warfare
Ricardo A. Herrera. "Review of John A. Lynn, Battle: A History of Combat and Culture," H-War, H-Net Reviews, November, 2003
more on Lynn, Battle

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B. Ancient
Guide
"One-Stop Ancient/Classical History" good short essays on Greek and Roman era, with much on military topics; from The History Net
Battles
Edward Creasy, Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World old excellent narrative of battles; written in 1851; should be checked against recent studies Project Gutenberg version of Creasy

Kevin Carroll. "Review of Robert E. Gaebel, Cavalry Operations in the Ancient Greek World," H-War, H-Net Reviews, April, 2004.
Janice J. Gabbert. "Review of Donald Kagan, The Peloponnesian War," H-War, H-Net Reviews, November, 2004.
West Point Atlas recommended The Battle of Marathon, B.C. 490
Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, B.C. 413
The Battle of Arbela, B.C. 331 Alexander the Great
The Battle of the Metaurus, B.C. 207 Rome whips Carthage

Interactive Maps (must see!)
Perseus Project
The Ancient World conflict, attitude and changing religions sophisticated textbook by Frank E. Smitha
maps
Bibliographies
documents
Society of Ancient Military Historians
Greek Wars
Trojan war scholarly overview written 1898
The History of the Peloponnesian War By Thucydides
Peloponnesian War modern views
Sparta essay by Josiah Ober
Alexander
Footsteps of Alexander PBS special, with teaching aids
good links
animated map of Alexander
"Alexander's Victory at Issus," by Benjamin Ide Wheeler (1899)
"Alexander's Invasion of India," by Benjamin Ide Wheeler (1899)
"Alexander the Great" by Edwyn Robert Bevan in Encyclopedia Britannica, (11th edition, 1910), vol 1, pp 545-550; best summary of older scholarship
Roman Wars
Atlas of Greek & Roman World
battle maps
Roman Army by Gary Brueggeman; excellent on infantry and cavalry tactics
The Roman Army in the Late Republic and Early Empire by Professor Barbara F. McManus
"Methodological Limits and the Mirage of Roman Strategy: Part I," by Everett L. Wheeler ; in The Journal of Military History in JSTOR, Vol. 57, No. 1. (Jan., 1993), pp. 7-41.
Helvetian War made famous by Julius Caesar Read Caesar's history
Romarch for Roman forts, archaeology
legionary fortress of Xanten, on the Rhine: clickable map
Barbarian Invasions & Collapse of Roman Empire
Maps of Europe A.D. 395-800
Who were the invaders?
Franks
Vikings
Lombards
overview
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1776 masterpiece by great historian Edward Gibbons
Victory of Arminius over the Roman Legions under Varus, A.D. 9
The Battle of Chalons, A.D. 451 Attila the Hun defeated by desperate Romans
Attila the Hun
Attila bio
Gaul and the Battle of ChÇlons
The Battle of Tours, A.D. 732 narrative by Creasy (1851) the Franks stop the Moslem advance in southern France
The Battle of Tours-Poitiers Revisited interpretation by William E. Watson (1993)
S. A. M. Adshead. "Tamerlane and the Global Arsenal, 1370-1405" scholarly essay (1993)
Reuven Amitai-Preiss, "Mamluks and Mongols" 1995 scholarly essay
Simon Coupland , "The Vikings on the Continent in Myth and History" scholarly article in the journal History Volume: 88 Number: 2 Page: 186 -- 203 online via Blackwell [subscription]. Shows the Vikings were ineed nasty, but so were the Franks

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C. Medieval
basic overview
De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History recommended; Includes good short scholarly articles; book reviews; hundreds of short primary documents
links & Resources from Soci»t» de l'Oriflamme
documents
Maps mostly from excellent Muir 1911 atlas
England--excellent maps from 1892 Atlas
"The Art of War in the Middle Ages" by Professor Valerie Eads; excellent annotated bibliography
Marguerite Ragnow. "Review of John B. Hattendorf and Richard W. Unger, eds, War at Sea in the Middle Ages and Renaissance," H-Atlantic, H-Net Reviews, June, 2004.
"The Military Revolution from a Medieval Perspective" By Andrew Ayton and J.L. Price scholarly essay
Housley, Norman, Religious Warfare in Europe 1400-1536 (2002) pp 1-32 of scholarly study
Spain: Reconquest & Expulsion of Moors, 1095-1492 scholarly article by Charles Julian Bishko (1975)
Technology & Soldiers
" Strategy and Tactics in Medieval Warfare" by Dillon Burke basic
Tilley, ed. Medieval France (1922) ch 3, Armies
"Caste, Skill, and Training: The Evolution of Cohesion in European Armies from the Middle Ages to the Sixteenth Century" By Dennis E. Showalter The Journal of Military History vol. 57 (1993) recommended
Bertrand, Marc, The First Crusade: A Military Analysis - scholarly MA thesis (1996)
Runyan, Timothy J. European naval and maritime history, 300-1500. (1985) online via ACLS History E-book
"Medieval Siege Warfare: A Reconnaissance" by Bernard S. Bachrach, The Journal of Military History v.58 n.1 (1994)
Fortifications mostly eastern Europe
"Towns and Defence in Later Medieval Europe" by David Eltis 1989 scholarly article
"History of the Longbow" by Robert Sanderson
weapons
Chivalry of the knights
Military Orders
"Saracen Archers in Southern Italy" By Giovanni Amatuccio scholarly essay
Arthurson, Ian, "Espionage and Intelligence from the Wars of the Roses to the Reformation" 1991 scholarly article on England
Crusades
Crusades
Guide
Overview by Professor Skip Knox
maps
major article from 1908 Catholic Encyclopeda with maps & links to many articles on leaders, religious themes, countries & locations recommended
Bertrand, Marc, The First Crusade: A Military Analysis - scholarly MA thesis (1996)
primary sources: Letters
The Crusades from the Perspective of Byzantium and the Muslim World major scholarly essays edited by Angeliki E. Laiou and Roy Parviz Mottahedeh (2001)
Giles Constable, "The Historiography of the Crusades" major overview of scholarship (PDF)
Roy Parviz Mottahedeh and Ridwan al-Sayyid, "The Idea of the Jihad in Islam before the Crusades"
Third Crusade links Brand, Charles M. "The Byzantines and Saladin, 1185-1192: Opponents of the Third Crusade." Speculum 37 (1962): 167-81. [Available online via JSTOR]
"Crusaders' Castles of the Twelfth Century" by R. C. Smail Cambridge Historical Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2. (1951), pp. 133-149. in JSTOR
Kenneth M. Setton, ed. The History of the Crusades (1969-89), standard 6 vol scholarly full-scale history; with maps recommended
Baldwin, M. W. (ed.) The first hundred years: volume I (1969)
Wolff, R. L.; Hazard, H. W. (ed.) The later Crusades, 1189-1311: volume II (1969)
Hazard, H. W. (ed.) The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries: volume III (1975)
Hazard, H. W. (ed.) The art and architecture of the crusader states: volume IV (1977)
Zacour, N. P.; Hazard, H. W. (ed.) The impact of the Crusades on the Near East: volume V (1985)
Zacour, N. P.; Hazard, H. W. (ed.) The impact of the Crusades on Europe: volume VI (1989)
The Hundred Years War, 1361-1453 France versus England. Short summary.
good overview
Battles
Links
Links; stress on 1422-53
Tales from Froissart
Joan of Arc as military leader overview of Joan
War of the Roses 1455-1487 battles
maps



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D. 16th-17th centuries
West Point Atlas recommended
"The Military Revolution" -- historians have vigorously debated whether or not the great changes in warfare at this time constituted a "revolution" or just a big evolution.
define the issues college syllabus with links
"The Military Revolution: Origins and First Tests Abroad" by John F. Guilmartin, Jr. scholarly article from 1995 book
new technology
debate among historians
The Making of a World Power, War and the Military Revolution in Seventeenth-Century England book review
Black, Jeremy, "European Warfare 1494-1660 and the Military Revolution" History Review, March 2003 Issue 45, p 47-53; online via EBSCO/ Academic Search Elite
"The Consequences of the Military Revolution in Muscovy: A Comparative Perspective," by Marshall Poe, in Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 38, No. 4. (Oct., 1996), pp. 603-618.
Alfred Kohler . "Review of James D. Tracy, Emperor Charles V, Impresario of War: Campaign Strategy, International Finance, and Domestic Politics," HABSBURG, H-Net Reviews, March, 2004.
Spanish conquest of Mexico
Inca Empire
The Pioneers of France in the New World great classic by Francis Parkman (1865)
""Review Essay: Clio in Arms: The Role of the Military Variable in Shaping History," by John A. Lynn ; in The Journal of Military History in JSTOR, Vol. 55, No. 1 (Jan 1991), pp. 83-95, focus on state capabilities in early modern Europe
Spanish Armada overview
Overview
Overview (1907 essay from Catholic Encyclopedia)
overview by Tilton and Mahan (1898)
documents
"The Spanish Story of the 1588 Armada Reassessed," by M. J. Rodriguez-Salgado The Historical Journal, Vol. 33, No. 2. (Jun., 1990), pp. 461-478.
Technology and Science of War
Latitude: The Art and Science of Fifteenth-Century Navigation highly detailed
Fortifications mostly eastern Europe
The Geometry of War, 1600-1750 stunning exhibit, esp. re artillery recommended
uniforms modern illustrations by Velimir Vuksic
Thirty Years War 1618-1648
overview
Thirty Years War
primary sources
Myron P. Gutmann, "The Origins of the Thirty Years' War," in Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol. 18, No. 4, (Spring, 1988), pp. 749-770. in JSTOR
"Wallenstein and Gustavus Adolphus," essay by Eugene Lawrence (1871) Wallenstein was the leading Catholic general; Gustavus, King of Sweden, was the leading Protestant
Gustavus Adolphus
"The Character of the Nine Years War, 1688-97" by George Clark, Cambridge Historical Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2. (1954), pp. 168-182. Also called War of the League of Augsburg or in America, King William's War.
English Civil Wars
British Civil Wars and Commonwealth, 1638-1660 recommended
English Civil War, 1642-48
pamphlets
documents
Reenactments
Battle of Naseby, 1645 Parliament defeats Royalists; maps
Ian Gentles. "Review of Roger B. Manning, Swordsmen: The Martial Ethos in the Three Kingdoms," H-Albion, H-Net Reviews, October, 2004. URL:
D. J. B. Trim. "Review of P?draig Lenihan, ed, Conquest and Resistance: War in Seventeenth-Century Ireland," H-Albion, H-Net Reviews, August, 2004.
Colonial/Indian wars
Links
Encyclopedia of North American Indians recommended
King Philip's War, 1675-76, New England
Count Frontenac and New France Under Louis XIV great classic by Francis Parkman (1877) focus on war between Canada and American colonies in 1690s
"Just War And The Colonization Of The New World" scholarly essay by Courtney Campbell
The Southern Frontier in Queen AnneÌs War by scholar Verner W. Crane, in American Historical Review 24 (April 1919): 379-95; circa 1702
"An Ethnohistorical Analysis of Iroquois Assault Tactics Used against Fortified Settlements of the Northeast in the Seventeenth Century," by Craig S. Keener pp. 777-807 of Ethnohistory, Vol. 46, No. 4, Warfare and Violence in Ethnohistorical Perspective, Autumn, 1999 (in JSTOR)
"Iroquois Assault Tactics" scholarly 1999 article by Keener; includes excellent bibliography from Project Muse
What Went Wrong?: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response (2002) by Bernard Lewis, ch 1, lessons Muslins learned in battle with Christian Europe
Andrew C. Hess, "The Evolution of the Ottoman Seaborne Empire in the Age of the Oceanic Discoveries, 1453-1525," American Historical Review, pp. 1892-1919 (Vol. 75, #7, Dec 1970) in JSTOR
Tipu Sultan defeated by British in Fourth Mysore War (1799)

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E. 18th Century
Age of Louis XIV documents
18th Century documents
Colonial wars documents
maps from 1892 Atlas
Seven Years War, 1756-1763
Seven Years War: Overview
Seven Years War in America teachers' guide to use of primary documents
Mark Power Robison. "Review of Stephen Brumwell, Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763," H-Atlantic, H-Net Reviews, August, 2004.
maps
articles
French documents
Seven Years War [Canada]
Alfred Thayer Mahan, The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1783 (1890) - Chapter VIII - Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
Anderson, Crucible of War : The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766 (2000) chapter 1 of the best book on the subject
Lance Janda. "Review of Guy Chet, Conquering the American Wilderness: The Triumph of European Warfare in the Colonial Northeast," H-Atlantic, H-Net Reviews, March, 2004.
French and Indian War--French view
Bibliography of French and Indian War
Ticonderoga and Montcalm 1875 article
Siege of Ft William Henry where the Indians massacred the British prisoners of war
Pontiac's rebellion historiography (1763)
"Lord Amherst" by Herbert B. Adams (1896) scholarly essay
Lord Amherst proposes to use smallpox against the Indians
More on Amherst's pox blankets
Ruddock Mackay. "Review of M. John Cardwell, Arts and Arms: Literature, Politics and Patriotism during the Seven Years War," H-Albion, H-Net Reviews, November, 2004. British public opinion
Prussia & Frederick the Great
Frederick the Great, esp maps
short biography
very long bio by Thomas Caryle, great English writer of 1850s; the style is very old-fashioned
"The Prussian Campaign of 1758," scholarly 1897 article in American Historical Review by Herbert Tuttle
The Northern Wars [Scandinavia]
Northern Wars
Battles of the Great Northern War 1700-1721
The Northern Wars: War, State and Society in Northeastern Europe, 1558-1721 historiography
"Sailors and Gentlemen of Parade: Some Professional and Technical Problems Concerning the Conduct of Combined Operations in the Eighteenth Century," by Richard Harding The Historical Journal, Vol. 32, No. 1. (Mar., 1989), pp. 35-55. in JSTOR
"Rebellion of the Regulars: Working Soldiers and the Mutiny of 1763-1764," by Peter Way William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 57, No. 4. (Oct., 2000), pp. 761-792. JSTOR reveals conditions & grievances of British privates (who thought of themselves as workers)

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F. American Revolution

Age of Revolution teachers' guides to using primary sources
George M. Wrong, Washington and His Comrades in Arms (1920) good short overview by Canadian scholar
Henry Cabot Lodge, Washington older biography
Higginbotham, Don. The war of American independence : military attitudes, policies, and practice, 1763-1789 best scholarly overview; online through ACLS History E-Book recommended
Allan R. Millett, Peter Maslowski, For the common defense: a military history of the United States of America, (1984) recommended textbook
Matloff, 'American Military History (1989) textbook
George Bancroft, History of the United States of America, from the discovery of the American continent. 10 vol 1837-60
Historiography
" The Early American Way of War: Reconnaissance and Appraisal" by Don Higginbotham The William and Mary Quarterly 3rd Ser., Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr., 1987), pp. 230-273
Don Higginbotham, Don. "American Historians and the Military History of the American Revolution," The American Historical Review, 70#1 (Oct., 1964), pp 18-34. [ in JSTOR]
Paul David Nelson, "British Conduct of the American Revolutionary War: A Review of Interpretations," The Journal of American History Vol. 65, No. 3 (Dec., 1978), pp. 623-653
David Syrett, "The British Armed Forces in the American Revolutionary War: Publications, 1875-1998," 'The Journal of Military History Vol. 63, No. 1. (Jan., 1999), pp. 147-164. [ Bibliographies
Re-enactments, historic sites & links
Scholar's Showcase popular & scholarly essays & memoirs
Militia scholarly study
Hessians
Indians
Cameron, Margaret M. Canada & the American Revolution, 1774-1783. [1967] online through ACLS History E-Book
"Indians and the American Revolution," By leading scholar Wilcomb E. Washburn recommended
Allen, Robert S. His Majesty's Indian allies : British Indian policy in the defence of Canada, 1774-1815 (1992) online through ACLS History E-Book
Politics & Diplomacy
Documents
Perkins, France in the Revolution full text 1911 scholarly study, emphasizing military & naval role
Benjamin Franklin links by R. Jensen and classic short scholarly biography by Carl Becker
Political view from PBS
Prisoners
Brunswicker (Hessian) prisoners
naval prisoners from 1913 scholarly book
American Prisoners of the Revolution by Danske Dandridge (1910)
"Prisoner Exchange and Parole in the American Revolution," William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 48, No. 2. (Apr., 1991), pp. 201-222. in JSTOR
Spies
Intelligence: by CIA
spy letters from Clements Library
States
Georgia
Maryland Gazette pdf format
Maryland Loyalists
South Carolina strong on Tories
The Revolution in Virginia by H. J. Eckenrode 1916 scholarly book
George Washington
George Washington and his Army
General George Washington from Library of Congress recommended
Washington Papers complete 39 vol edition
The Continental army
Black soldiers
Jusserand, Rochambeau and the French in America 1916 essay by a French historian
Battles
maps from West Point Atlas recommended
Original Maps
Lexington, 1775 from WPI
Lexington British report
Concord
staff ride & background
Bunker Hill from Massachusetts Historical Society
"The Battle of Long Island" 1776 scholarly 1896 article American Historical Review by Charles Francis Adams
Trenton, 1776
Hessians at Trenton scholarly study by Edward J. Lowell (1884)
Brandywine 1777
Saratoga, 1777
Scholarly histories and guide to battle
"The Campaign of Burgoyne," by W. L. Stone (1877)
more Saratoga
Bennington
Gen. Stark at Bennington 1877 article
Hessians at Ticonderoga and Bennington ; Hessians at Saratoga
bibliography
Monmouth, 1778
a British report
Southern Campaigns 1779-81
Camden, 1780
King's Mountain & Cowpens, 1780-81
Cowpens
"The Patriot" Mel Gibson 2000 movie -- fictional
Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse, Yorktown
Yorktown from PBS
Naval
G. W. Allen, Naval History of American Revolution 1913 scholarly study
"Admiral Earl Howe," 1894 essay by Alfred Thayer Mahan
John Paul Jones
biography
Jones, seen by Brits
extracts from Jones journals
The Ranger commanded by Jones
Postwar
Militia history
General Arthur St. Clair postwar commander
"St. Clair's Defeat," by Theodore Roosevelt 1791 epsode in West
"American Indian Military Leadership: St. Clair's 1791 Defeat," by Leroy V. Eid ; in The Journal of Military History in JSTOR, Vol. 57, No. 1. (Jan., 1993), pp. 71-88.
"AmericaÌs First Limited War," [Quasi War with France, 1798] 2000 article by Gregory E. Fehlings
"Social Roots of the American Military Profession: The Officer Corps of America's First Peacetime Army, 1784-1789," by William B. Skelton J Military History v 54 (Oct 1990) pp. 435-452 available in JSTOR

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G. Napoleonic Era
another overview
Napoleon Series recommended good essays on military & related topics
Napoleon Series similar project by rival groups; essays on military & related topics
France in 1790s
articles
popular guide to links
Haiti & Toussaint LÌOuverture slave revolts after 1791
Jim McIntyre. "Review of Alexander Grab, Napoleon and the Transformation of Europe," H-War, H-Net Reviews, April, 2004.
Hugh Dubrulle. "Review of Daniel Moran and Arthur Waldron, eds, The People in Arms: Military Myth and National Mobilization since the French Revolution," H-War, H-Net Reviews, July, 2004. 17903 to present
Maps
West Point Atlas recommended
more battle maps
Centennia Maps Europe, 1799-1815 in detail
maps from 1892 Atlas
Peninsular War 1808-1814 from Encyclopedia Britannica 11th edition (1910); another copy
War in Spain, 1808-14 in Spanish
Peninsula campaign documents
Napoleon: Biography & Battles
Biography of N from Encyclopedia Britannica 11th edition (1910); long (32,000 words) with a strong British bias another copy
Guizot, History of France v7 of famous classic from 1820s; cover 1799-1812
"Napoleon's International Politics: How Much Did He Owe to the Past?," by Orville T. Murphy in J Military History v 54 (Apr 1990) pp. 163-172 available in JSTOR
Campaigns 1792-1800 from Encyclopedia Britannica 11th edition (1910)
Valmy, 1792 Creasy's 1851 account
Campaigns 1801-1815 from Encyclopedia Britannica 11th edition (1910)
"From Berlin to Leipzig: Napoleon's Gamble in North Germany, 1813" by Michael V. Leggiere Journal of Military History 67.1 (2003) 39-84 in Project Muse
The Napoleonic Guide links
"Napoleon's Foreign Policy: A Criminal Enterprise," major scholarly article by Paul W. Schroeder, J Military History v 54 (Apr 1990) pp. 147-162 available in JSTOR
excerpts from William Sloane's 4 volume biography (1896); good narrative
Battle of the Piave, 1809
Russian Campaign, 1812
Battle of Borodino
March to Moscow, 1812
more on March to Moscow, 1812
"Why Did Napoleon Invade Russia? A Study in Motivation and the Interrelations of Personality and Social Structure," Harold T. Parker, J Military History v 54 (Apr 1990) pp. 131-146 available in JSTOR
Waterloo, 1815
Overview
overview by John C. Ropes (1888)
100 Days & Waterloo by Sloane (1896)
maps
history from 11th edition Encyclopedia Britannica (1910); partly garbled
Filmography
Naval
"Napoleon and Sea Power," by J. Holland Rose, in Cambridge Historical Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2. (1924), pp. 138-157. in JSTOR
"Battles of the Nile and Trafalgar," by Lamartine (1854)
"Nelson at The Nile," by A. T. Mahan (1897)
Nelson at the Nile
"Nelson at Copenhagen," by A. T. Mahan (1897)
"Nelson at Trafalgar," by A. T. Mahan (1897)
maps
animated battle map from BBC
British naval docs
Admiral Nelson letters
1813 bio of Nelson
Documents
Waterloo documents
maps
more documents
Dispatches of Napoleon, Davout, Wellington, Nelson
artillery
Gen. Savary Memoirs
Marshal Macdonald Memoirs
Theorists & Historians
Jomini, Summary of the Art of War
Jomini
Clausewitz Homepage with full text of On War and more
books on Clausewitz
Mahan & Corbett
War of 1812
US Army textbook
documents recommended
War of 1812 Website articles, reenactments, book reviews
more docs
West Point Atlas
Tippecanoe (1811) -- Indian eyewitness account by Shabonee
American militia
" Soldiers in Peace and War: Comparative Perspectives on the Recruitment of the United States Army, 1802-1815" by J. C. A. Stagg The William and Mary Quarterly 3rd Ser., Vol. 57, No. 1 (Jan., 2000), pp. 79-120 online at JSTOR
"Enlisted Men in the United States Army, 1812-1815: A Preliminary Survey" by J. C. A. Stagg The William and Mary Quarterly 3rd Ser., Vol. 43, No. 4 (Oct., 1986), pp. 615-645
Bibliographies
"The Niagara Frontier," by Benson J. Lossing (1863)
battles, w maps
Detroit
Chrysler's Farm 1813 animated map
"The Influence of History upon Sea Power: The Navalist Reinterpretation of the War of 1812," by Mark Russell Shulman ; in The Journal of Military History in JSTOR, Vol. 56, No. 2 (April, 1992), pp. 183-206
New Orleans, 1815
Remini on British Strategy (2000)
Music
Canadian perspective
"High Army Leadership in the Era of the War of 1812: The Making and Remaking of the Officer Corps, by William B. Skelton William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 51, No. 2. (Apr., 1994), pp. 253-274. in JSTOR

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H. 19th Century
Texas/Mexico/US
Mexico-Texas: Alamo
Texas War for Independence 1832-36
PBS on Mexican-American War
West Point Atlas
US Army textbook
"The San Jacinto Campaign" 1901 article by leading scholar Eugene C. Barker.
Texas perspectives
Alamo images
images of war recommended
Smith, Justin H. ''The War with Mexico'' (2vol 1919), Pulitzer Prize, vol 1
Smith, Justin H. ''The War with Mexico'' (2vol 1919), Pulitzer Prize, vol 2
Samuel Chamberlain memoirs and drawings
Scott at Vera Cruz 1851 essay
The Mexican war: a history of its origin, and a detailed account of the victories which terminated in the surrender of the capital; with the official despatches of the generals. To which is added, the treaty of peace, and valuable tables of the strength and losses of the United States Army. By Edward D. Mansfield (1860 ed.)
"Pack Mules and Surf Boats: Logistics in the Mexican War" by Robert D. Paulus from Army Logistician 1997
John F. Weinzierl. "Review of Joe Knetsch, Florida's Seminole Wars, 1817-1858," H-Florida, H-Net Reviews, September, 2004.
Crimean War, 1853-56
basic
Crimean War articles
Crimean War 1853-56 from Encyclopedia Britannica (1911 edition)
Crimean War documents
History of the Russian Navy , a fine site in English from Russia
Russian diplomacy college lecture
Imperialism
imperialism maps
British Empire map
French Empire map
Battle of Adwa, 1896 Ethiopia defeats Italy
details on Adwa
British Empire
British Colonial Wars: documents
Sepy Rebellion in India, 1857
"Global Violence and Nationalizing Wars in Eurasia and America: The Geopolitics of War in the Mid-Nineteenth Century," by Michael Geyer and Charles Bright, Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 38, No. 4. (Oct., 1996), pp. 619-657. in JSTOR
The war in Egypt and the Soudan; an episode in the history of the British Empire by Thomas Archer 1880s 4 vol.
Kitchener full length 1915 bio of important general
Omdurman 1898 map
Northwest Campaign Canada, 1884
Anglo Zulu War of 1879
KwaZulu-Natal 1879
battle of Khambula
Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power by Victor Davis Hanson (2001) Compares the "Western" & "non-Western" styles of warfare at Salamis (480 BC); Gaugamela (331 BC); Cannae (216 BC); Poitiers (732); Tenochtitlan (1520-21); Lepanto (1571); Rourke's Drift (1879); Midway (1942) and Tet (1968).
Boer War
Boer War
Boer War documents
Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 Bibliography
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Great Boer War (1902) -- this is straight history, not Sherlock Holmes
Boer War Australian site
Canada in Boer War
Matt Fitzpatrick. "Review of J?rgen Zimmerer and Joachim Zeller, eds, Vàlkermord in Deutsch-S?dwestafrika: Der Kolonialkrieg (1904-1908) in Namibia und seine Folgen," H-German, H-Net Reviews, February, 2005.
France-Germany 1870-71
overview
Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71 from Encyclopedia Britannica (1911 edition)
Franco-Prussian War documents
History of the war between Germany and France. With biographical sketches of the principal personages engaged in the contest (1871) By James D. McCabe.
Ian Reifowitz . "Review of Gordon Craig, The Battle of Kàniggrâtz: Prussia's Victory over Austria, 1866," H-German, H-Net Reviews, May, 2004.
Manuals
Cavalry Outpost Tactics (1893) by F. De Brack, translated from French
US Late 19th Century
harbor & coastal defense
Dennis Mahan A treatise on field fortification, containing instructions on the methods of laying out, constructing, defending, and attacking intrenchments, with the general outlines also of the arrangement, the attack and defence of permanent fortifications. (1856) lectures by famous West Point prof
Interwar Years US Army textbook
Indian Wars, 1865-1900 US Army textbook
Territorial Kansas from State Historical Society; their excellent scholarly journal Kansas Historical Quarterly is online to 1977
Lakota Indians Sioux warriors
Army in Reconstruction & Indian Wars lectures by Professor Grimsley
Red River War Texas, 1874-75
"General Custer and the Little Bighorn Reconsidered--Again" by James B. Potts ; in The Journal of Military History in JSTOR, Vol. 58, No. 2. (Apr., 1994), pp. 305-314.
military reforms late 19c
Derby on US Navy 1880 essay from Harper's Monthly
"Building the Military-Industrial Relationship The U.S. Navy and American Business, 1854-1883 scholarly 1999 article by Kurt Hackemer
1898
Spanish-American War from PBS
Overview from Library of Congress
Overview
essays for K12 teachers
West Point Atlas
Documents excellent selection of sources of US Foreign Policy 1898-1914 from Mt. Holyoke
Historians discuss 1898 recommended
A War in Perspective visuals from NY Public Library
Road to War
what sank the Maine? 1998 debate in Naval History
Cervara'a Spanish fleet
Santiago campaign
victory in Cuba
Scholarly essays
Spanish court politics
US opinion
US Army
African Americans San Juan Hill, July 1898
African American military service From the Civil War to World War I
"The Navy in the War with Spain," by Ira Nelson Hollis (1898)
Battle of Santiago
medical
Robert S. Driscoll. "Review of Vincent J. Cirillo, Bullets and Bacilli: The Spanish-American War and Military Medicine," H-War, H-Net Reviews, April, 2004.
Philippines
lecture notes
Overview
Philippines: images
US Army & Irregular Warfare e-book by Prof John Gates
Balangiga and Samar counter-insurgency operations & massacre of US troops
US opposition to war
Aldona Sendzikas. "Review of Angel Velasco Shaw and Luis H. Francia, eds, Vestiges of War: The Philippine-American War and the Aftermath of an Imperial Dream, 1899-1999," H-Amstdy, H-Net Reviews, April, 2004.

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I. US Civil War
James Ford Rhodes, History of the Civil War, 1861Ò1865 (1918) best of older histories of the war years; strong on politics
Military History of Civil War original essay by Richard Jensen, with hot links to documents, maps & URLs
Allan R. Millett, Peter Maslowski, For the common defense: a military history of the United States of America, (1984) recommended textbook
Matloff, 'American Military History (1989) textbook
Abraham Lincoln, a History (10 vols, 1890) by John George Nicolay and John Hay; Nicolay and Hay were senior aides to Lincoln; This is the longest and most detailed scholarly history of the war, noted for completeness, clarity, and psycholoical and political insight into the men and challenges Lincoln faced; portions appeared in Century magazine, as listed below. recommended
War of the Rebellion complete; this major series of wartimne reports is conveniently available on inexpensive cd-rom.
Other useful cd-roms on Civil War
Web Sites
Links from LSU
Links from Jim Janke; very good guide to topics
Alice E. Carter and Richard Jensen The Civil War on the Web: A Guide to the Very Best Sites (2003) book and cd-rom, evaluates 400+ sites,
scholarly essays 1966 collection ed. Charles Crowe
A Nation Divided popular articles
Harper's Weekly valuable weekly newspaper 1857-1877; superb illustrations; available at 500+ academic libraries recommended
he American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1861 full text online and searchable at Google.books.com recommended
1862
African-Americans
William Wells Brown, The Negro in the American Rebellion... full text of 1867 scholarly book
Slavery
First Kansas Colored Volunteers
Troops
A Documentary History of Slavery, Freedom, and the Civil War
Emancipation Timeline
The Western Sanitary Commission; a sketch of its origin, history, labors for the sick and wounded of the Western armies, and aid given to freedmen and Union refugees, with incidents of hospital life much detail on refugee Freedmen
Confederacy debates arming slaves 1864-65
Ft. Pillow Massacre, 1864
Battle of Crater 1864
"Pride and prejudice in the American Civil War" essay
Training manuals
U.S. Infantry Tactics. for the instruction, exercise, and manoeuvres of the United States infantry, including infantry of the line, light infantry, and riflemen full text of official 460-page 1861 training manual; illustrated
Military Dictionary: Comprising Technical Definitions; Information on Raising and Keeping Troops... by Henry Lee Scott, 1861; complete text
Hardee's Manual light infantry tactics
Manual of Arms for Sharps Rifle
Artillery
Border States
Nicolay and Hay on Tennessee and Kentucky, 1861 (1888)
Ft Sumter 1861 recommended documents & analysis by leading historian
"English Opinion of the American War," by W. M. Rossetti (1866)
Homefronts
Confederate Home Front original documents from U North Carolina recommended
Gone With the Wind great novel of wartime
conditions in Virginia
Virginia & Pennsylvania in the war years from "Valley of the Shadow"
Bibliography
"The Enrollment and the Draft," by J. G. Nicolay and John Hay (1889)
Lincoln Administration links by Richard Jensen
Gallagher, The Confederate War (1997) ch. 1
Generals links for leaders of both sides
Total War
"Abraham Lincoln, John Pope, and the Origins of Total War," by Daniel E. Sutherland J Military History v 56 (Oct 1992) pp. 567-586 available in JSTOR
"Shutting the Gates of Mercy: The American Origins of Total War, 1860-1880," by Lance Janda J Military History v 59 (Jan 1995) pp. 7-26; available in JSTOR
Main Battles
General
Battles and Leaders memoirs by leading generals; single best source recommended
Military History of Civil War original essay by Richard Jensen, with hot links to documents, maps & URLs
James Ford Rhodes, History of the Civil War, 1861Ò1865 (1918) best of older histories of the war years; strong on politics and character analysis of leaders recommended best overview of entire war
Shotgun's Home of the American Civil War The most comprehensive single online source for Official Records, and other firsthand accounts of practically every major Civil War battle. Also includees biographies and much else. recommended
Tabular Overview
excellent links from LSU
West Point Atlas recommended
original maps
Battles: original sources
Official Records complete 127 volumes; This is the basic huge collection of original reports from both sides; by far the most-used source for specialists recommended Cornell Making of America edition of Official Records
Lossing, A History of the Civil War complete text 1866 popular history; heavily illustrated

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Antietam, 1862
guide, documents & memoirs recommended
Antietam on the Web
original news & illustrations from Harper's Weekly
McClellan as strategist
Atlanta 1864
overview
Timeline and narrative
Grant's analysis
Atlanta maps
map
Bull Run 1861 and 1862
Bull Run 1861 map
memoir by George A. Custer
Nicolay and Hay on Pope's Virginia Campaign (1888)
Second Manassas, 1862
Cedar Creek, 1864
Chancellorsville 1863
Chattanooga 1863
Grant on Chattanooga 1863
Chicamagua 1863
more Chicamagua 1863
map
Cold Harbor 1864
Grant on Cold Harbor 1864
The Crater, 1864
Ft Donelson 1862
Grant on Ft Donelson 1862
Ft. Pillow Massacre (1864)
overview
Nicolay and Hay, (1889) scholarly article
Official Records, vol. xxxii. part 1.
Ft Sumter 1861 recommended documents & analysis by leading historian
Ft Wagner, 1863 as shown in movie "Glory"
Fredericksburg 1862 good overview, with documents
Gettysburg
Gettysburg 1863
OR(Official Records)
History of the battle (by James Ford Rhodes, a leading historian of 1890s)
more Gettysburg
Gordon on Gettysburg
Meade on Gettysburg
synopsis of best book on battle, by Coddington
very large map of Gettysburg
Longstreet
Reardon on Picket's Charge (1997) ch 1 of book
Jeffrey C. Hall. "Review of Steven E. Woodworth, Beneath a Northern Sky: A Short History of the Gettysburg Campaign," H-CivWar, H-Net Reviews, June, 2004.
Stonewall Jackson & Valley Campaign, 1862
Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War by G. F. R. Henderson (1898) classic 2 vol biography
Official Records
General Imboden's essay
"Jackson's Valley Campaign," by J. G. Nicolay and John Hay (1889)
Gen Richard Taylor's 1878 memoir
East Kentucky, 1861-62 James Garfield, "My Campaign in East Kentucky" --the author later became President
Nashville 1864
Grant on Nashville 1864
Peninsular 1862
Peninsular map
Red River 1864
more Red River 1864
Battles and Leaders very good coverage
Seven Days 1862
Nicolay and Hay on Seven Days (1888)
Sherman's March 1864
Georgia campaign by General O. O. Howard
Sherman's March 1864 by Grant
Memoir by Capt. Oakley
Sherman in South Carolina by General Slocum
Sherman in North Carolina
Shiloh 1862
Grant on Shiloh
Sherman on Shiloh
Nicolay and Hay on The Mississippi and Shiloh (1888)
Spottsylvania, 1864
Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, 1864
Vicksburg, 1863
Grant on campaign
maps of Vicksburg 1863
more Vicksburg 1863
Wilderness 1864
overview
overview 2
Lee in the Wilderness from Battles & Leaders
Virtual Wilderness
eyewitness
map
photographs
Grant on Wilderness 1864
Legal: General Orders 100
Maps
West Point Atlas recommended
original maps
maps
original maps
National Park Service maps
location of battles, by state
Railroad maps
Medical
Medicine good overview
Sanitary Commission (private relief & hospital agency similar to modern Red Cross)
U.S. Sanitary Commission recommended
Sanitary Commission full text of anonymous review of major 1867 history
"The United States Sanitary Commission" full text of essay by E. E. Hale in Atlantic Monthly (April 1867) pp 416-29
The Western Sanitary Commission; a sketch of its origin, history, labors for the sick and wounded of the Western armies, and aid given to freedmen and Union refugees, with incidents of hospital life full text 1864 report , 144 pages
Gillett, The Army Medical Department, 1818-1865
Ellis, Thomas T. Leaves from the diary of an army surgeon; or, Incidents of field, camp, and hospital life (1863) full text
manuals of military surgery 1861 S.D. Gross version used by the Union Army
1863 Confederate version
original photographs
bullet wound
amputation
sick
Naval & Diplomatic
Official Records Navy ser 1 vol 1 basic original documents
Links
Cabinet Reports 1861 recommended complete reports from State, War, Navy, Interior and other departments
Monitor-Merrimac documents from OR
More Monitor-Merrimac
Confederate cruisers
biography of David Farragut by A T Mahan (1892)
Confed. Naval buildup scholarly article by David Surdam
Alabama Kearsarge duel, 1864 eye witness account
Shells and shell-guns. By J. A. Dahlgren 1856 treatise
"The Union Navy's Blockade Reconsidered" 1998 scholarly article by economics professor David G. Surdam
Prisons
detailed bibliography, links, maps and text by Rhodes
Professor Rufus B. Richardson's article in the New Englander for Nov. 1880
Extracts from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Standing Committee of the United States Sanitary Commission...1864 hair-raising details
Appendix to the Report of the Sanitary Commission (1864) much more detail
Soldiers
Letters and Diaries
Stonewall Brigade ch 1 of book by Jeffry Wirt
Army Life in a Black Regiment by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
"A Socioeconomic Study of [Ohio] Veterans... " scholarly article by Lawrence Kreiser
"Religion and Combat Motivation in the Confederate Armies," by Samuel J. Watson J Military History v 58 (Jan 1994) pp. 29-55; available in JSTOR
States
links
Indiana
Ohio by Larry Stevens
Texas
Virginia
Women & children:
Documents
L. P. Brockett and Mrs. Mary C. Vaughan, Woman's Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism and Patience (1867) complete text, 810 pp
Frank Moore, Women of the War: Their Heroism and Self-sacrifice (1866) complete text
U.S. Sanitary Commission
Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison, complete text
Mary Chestnut Diary, complete
Werner, Reluctant Witnesses: Children's Voices (1998) book review
another review
sources for student projects
Biographies, Memoirs & Letters: Confederate
Jubal Early complete
John B. Gordon, Reminiscences, partial
J. B. Hood, partial
Stonewall Jackson letters, mostly prewar
Dabney, Life and campaigns of Lieut.-Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, (Stonewall Jackson 1866 biography
: John Esten Cooke, The life of Stonewall Jackson. From official papers, contemporary narratives, and personal acquaintance. By a Virginian (1863) complete text of book
Lee original letters by Lee
D. S. Freeman "Lee" great 4 vol biography (1934)
Longstreet, partial
John S. Mosby, complete
Richard Taylor, complete
VMI generals short bios
others
Biographies & Memoirs: Yankee
Grant: complete
Clausewitz & Grant essay
"Grant" by Gen. Adam Badeau 1885 essay
Meade
"The Grand Strategy of the War of the Rebellion," by General W. T. Sherman (1888)
comparing Lee and Grant
Visuals, Photographs
Illustrations from NY Historical Society recommended
engravings
Don Troiani's paintings (1990s)

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J. World War I
Links
First World War.com excellent British site; includes encyclopedia of 1600 terms recommended
The Great War from PBS recommended
Interviews with historians from PBS, recommended
Adam R. Seipp. "Review of Stephane Audoin-Rouzeau and Annette Becker, 14-18: Understanding the Great War," H-German, H-Net Reviews, July, 2004.
Biographies (short)
Trenches on the Web international coverage
Pollard, A Short History of the Great War useful 1920 overview by English historian
Images and text
Origins & Diplomacy
Primary documents: remarkable collection recommended
more primary documents
Diplomatic primary documents
Sidney Fay, The Origins of the World War (1930) classic scholarly study; every nation shared guilt for starting the war
Gerhard Altmann. "Review of Richard Hamilton und Holger Richard, Hrsg, The Origins of World War I," H-Soz-u-Kult, H-Net Reviews, March, 2004. URL:
Diplomacy of Wilson & Lenin
Foreign Relations of US complete text of US diplomatic documents, 1900-1918
causes 1866-1914
Author: May, Ernest R. The World War and American isolation, 1914-1917 (1959). Best scholarly monograph; online via ACLS History E-Book
"The Importance of Energy in the First and Second World Wars" by W. G. Jensen, The Historical Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3. (1968), pp. 538-554. in JSTOR
Handbook of War Facts and Peace Problems (1919) sophisticated American pamphlet; anti-German; good summary of effects of war on each country involved
Intelligence bibliography
Maps recommended
West Point Atlas recommended
Air War
Australian Flying Corps
German Zeppelins in WW1
Artillery
arts & propaganda
Poets
war poetry
Photographs (over 1100 originals)
French & American posters
Posters-America
Poster-Britain
Posters-Canada
Poetry & Literature
photographs
Ernst Juenger German soldier who wrote powerful autobiography
WWI in current news
art
editorial cartoons
Punch cartoons British
wide ranging collection of photos, cartoons, art
songs
Candian songs
Films
Cary Nathenson . "Review of Bernadette Kester, Film Front Weimar: Representations of the First World War in German Films of the Weimar Period (1919-1933)," H-German, H-Net Reviews, February, 2004.
"Wellington House and British Propaganda during the First World War" by M. L. Sanders in The Historical Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1. (Mar., 1975), pp. 119-146. in JSTOR
Australia & New Zealand
Official Histories 13 vol Gallipoli
Gallipoli campaign NZ perspective
Gallipoli: New Zealand experience
"Strength against weakness: Ottoman military effectiveness at Gallipoli, 1915" by Edward J. Erickson, Journal of Military History 981-1012 65, no. 4 (Oct 2001): p. 981-1012 online via FirstSearch
Austria
"The Austro-Hungarian Campaign Against Serbia in 1914," scholarly article by Gunther E. Rothenberg J Military History v 53 (Apr 1989) pp. 127-46 available in JSTOR
"Disjointed Allies: Coalition Warfare in Berlin and Vienna, 1914," scholarly article by Holger H. Herwig J Military History v 54 (July 1990) pp. 265-280 available in JSTOR
Aviation
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot (1915) very early report
Christopher Parrish. "Review of Herbert A. Johnson, Wingless Eagle: U.S. Army Aviation through World War I," H-War, H-Net Reviews, April, 2004. URL:
Belgium
Belgian Resistance
"German policy"
Les Francs-Tireurs
"German "Atrocities" and Franco-German Opinion, 1914: The Evidence of German Soldiers' Diaries" scholarly article by John Horne and Alan Kramer, The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 66, No. 1. (Mar., 1994), pp. 1-33. in JSTOR
Brian E. Crim. "Review of Larry Zuckerman, The Rape of Belgium: The Untold Story of World War I," H-German, H-Net Reviews, January, 2005.
Alon Rachamimov. "Review of John Horne and Alan Kramer, The German Atrocities of 1914: A History of Denial," H-German, H-Net Reviews, September, 2004.
Britain
First World War.com excellent British site; includes encyclopedia of 1600 terms recommended
Encyclopedic coverage
Somme, 1916
Hellfire Corner personal stories
BEF
PRO official records
Kitchener full length 1915 bio of important general
Sir Douglas Haig's Despatches official reports on Western Front
Lloyd-George prime minister
Memoir: Harold Chapin
"The Evolution of British Strategy and Tactics on the Western Front in 1918: GHQ, Manpower, and Technology," by Tim Travers J Military History v 54 (Apr 1990) pp. 173-200 available in JSTOR
"Codebreaking in World Wars I and II: The Major Successes and Failures, Their Causes and Their Effects," major scholarly article by David Kahn The Historical Journal, Vol. 23, No. 3. (Sep., 1980), pp. 617-639. in JSTOR
"The Foreign Office and British Propaganda during the First World War" by Philip M. Taylor in The Historical Journal, Vol. 23, No. 4. (Dec., 1980), pp. 875-898. JSTOR
Canada
Overview & Reader's Guide
Official History (1964)
brief history of entire war from Canadian perspective
overview
links
overview
documents
Vimy Ridge, 1917
Vimy Ridge from Canadian War Museum
exhibits
essays by Tom Arnott
letters & documents
Over the Top museum exhibit
Newfoundland
France
Verdun, 1916
Verdun: maps
Verdun & French morale
trench life: by Alan Seeger (1917)
Impressions de Guerre d'un Moine-officier
"The Marne and After: A Reappraisal of French Strategy in the First World War," Scholarly article by Douglas Porch J Military History v 53 (Oct 1989) pp. 363-386 available in JSTOR
photographs
WW1 French Posters
Germany
Order of Battle 1914
Schlieffen Plan
more Schlieffen Plan
Kelly McFall . "Review of Terence Zuber, Inventing the Schlieffen Plan: German War Planning 1871-1914," H-German, H-Net Reviews, May, 2004.
bibliography
German navy: photographs German text
primary and secondary documents most in German, some in English
German colonial atlas
Annika Mombauer . "Review of Charles de Gaulle, The Enemy's House Divided," H-German, H-Net Reviews, April, 2004.
David Bielanski. "Review of Karen Hagemann and Stefanie Sch?ler-Springorum, eds, Home/Front: The Military, War and Gender in Twentieth-Century Germany," H-German, H-Net Reviews, May, 2004.
"Disjointed Allies: Coalition Warfare in Berlin and Vienna, 1914," scholarly article by Holger H. Herwig J Military History v 54 (July 1990) pp. 265-280 available in JSTOR
Medical, Gas, Trenches
The Medical Front recommended
Love, War Casualties (1931) manual for US Medical Corps; many statistics
WW1 Medical
trench life
archaeology
Anzacs
Gas Warfare in World War I 21 studies of American divisions
gas Medical Dept. history
Mustard Gas
memoir: by Alan Seeger (1917)
The Middle Parts of Fortune: Somme and Ancre, 1916 by Frederic Manning (1882-1935)
Australian Official Histories 3 vol on medical history
Mideast
Seven Pillars of Wisdom T E Lawrence's great narrative history
Naval War
Naval-History.net by Gordon Smith
Overview
Lusitania Controversy (1915)
Jutland 1916
overview
ADM Jellicoe's official report
official German report
German sailor's memoir
"British Naval Operational Logistics, 1914-1918," by Jon Tetsuro Sumida ; in The Journal of Military History in JSTOR, Vol. 57, No. 3. (Jul., 1993), pp. 447-480.
"British Naval Administration and Policy in the Age of Fisher," Jon Sumida J Military History v 54 (Jan 1990) pp. 1-26 available in JSTOR
Jellicoe on Jutland British
"The Use, Misuse, and Non-Use of History: The Royal Navy and the Operational Lessons of the First World War," by David MacGregor ; in The Journal of Military History in JSTOR, Vol. 56, No. 4. (Oct., 1992), pp. 603-616.
Scheer's Memoirs German
"The Dardanelles Campaign: A Historical Analogy for Littoral Mine Warfare" 1998 article by E. Michael Golda
US
Russia
Willard Sunderland. "Review of Joshua A. Sanborn, Drafting the Russian Nation: Military Conscription, Total War, and Mass Politics, 1905-1925," H-Russia, H-Net Reviews, May, 2004.
Teddy J. Uldricks. "Review of Norman E. Saul, War and Revolution: The United States and Russia, 1914-1921," H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews, July, 2004.
Turkey
Turkey
memoirs of US ambassador Morgenthau good overview
Armenians: Bryce Report of 1916
"Strength against weakness: Ottoman military effectiveness at Gallipoli, 1915" by Edward J. Erickson, Journal of Military History 981-1012 65, no. 4 (Oct 2001): p. 981-1012 online via FirstSearch
USA
Doughboy Center
Allan R. Millett, Peter Maslowski, For the common defense: a military history of the United States of America, (1984) recommended textbook
Matloff, 'American Military History (1989) textbook
casualties
Marine Corps official 1920 history by Edwin McClellan, 110 pages
Statistics: comprehensive report by Ayres
Posters & cartoons
Scott, The American Negro in the World War full text of 1919 book
Jennifer D. Keene. "Review of Stephen L. Harris, Harlem's Hell Fighters: The African-American 369th Infantry in World War I," H-War, H-Net Reviews, June, 2004. URL:
Sec. of War Baker audio
Sec. Navy Daniels audio
General Pershing audio
"Leavenworth and Its Critics: The U.S. Army Command and General Staff School, 1920-1940," by Timothy K. Nenninger ; in The Journal of Military History in JSTOR, Vol. 58, No. 2. (Apr., 1994), pp. 199-231.
Economics
The Economics of WW1: Overview scholarly article by Broadberry & Harrison (2004)
Australia
Women
Women: nurses
memoir of British nurse
Australian nurses
Sophie de Schaepdrijver. "Review of Tammy M. Proctor, Female Intelligence: Women and Espionage in the First World War," H-Women, H-Net Reviews, March, 2004.

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K. World War II
Smith and Jensen, World War II on the Web: A Guide to the Very Best Sites (2002)
Timeline and links
Naval timeline
Chronology 1938-41
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
General
Hyperwar good links by Patrick Clancey, esp re American role; recommended
annotated links
Multimedia good slide shows
"The Scholarship on World War II: Its Present Condition and Future Possibilities," by Richard H. Kohn ; in The Journal of Military History in JSTOR, Vol. 55, No. 3 (July 1991), pp. 365-394
WW2 encyclopedia from Spartacus
"The Importance of Energy in the First and Second World Wars" by W. G. Jensen, The Historical Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3. (1968), pp. 538-554. in JSTOR
Maps
West Point Atlas recommended
battle maps recommended
Maps
US Army
Hyperwar links
Command Decisions, 1960 study of US Army's key decisions
US Army bibliography of official histories, with some links to texts
Reader's Guide to US Army guide to excellent "Green Book" series of US Army history of WW2 recommended
"United States Army World War II Corps Commanders: A Composite Biography," by Robert H. Berlin J Military History v 53 (Apr 1989) pp. 147-168 available in JSTOR
Eisenhower from Center of Military History
Eisenhower's Legacy scholarly essays
Diplomacy & Causes of War
Causes
David J. Ulbrich. "Review of Robert Boyce and Joseph A. Maiolo, eds, The Origins of World War Two: The Debate Continues," H-War, H-Net Reviews, April, 2004.
British War Blue Book (1939) primary documents on causes
French "Yellow Book" diplomatic primary documents on causes
"Munich and the British Tradition," by Paul W. Schroeder The Historical Journal, Vol. 19, No. 1. (Mar., 1976), pp. 223-243.
Strategic Planning for Coalition Warfare 1941-1942 outstanding official US Army history by Maurice Matloff and Edwin Snell (1990). Recommended for thorough coverage of American war planning
Air War
World War II Air Power links & topics
Futrell, Robert F. ''Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: A History of Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force, 1907-1964'' (2 vols., Air University) [ vol 1]
vol 2
Bomber command recommended
RAF raids
Army Air Forces Campaigns in Western Europe, 1942-1945 short official history by Edward T. Russell
statistics
Army Air Forces in World War II: Vol. I: Plans & Early Operations, January 1939 to August 1942 ed by Craven and Cate; easy-to-handle small files
"Pinpointing Devastation: American Air Campaign Planning before Pearl Harbor," by Mark Clodfelter ; in The Journal of Military History in JSTOR, Vol. 58, No. 1. (Jan., 1994), pp. 75-101.
Battle of Britain, 1940
Battle of Britain recommended
Battle of Britain: bibliography
airplanes
RAF site
Luftwaffe planes & equipment
Planes & Weapons
Strategy in Europe: bibliography
"Hitler, the V-2, and the Battle for Priority, 1939-1943," by historian Michael J. Neufeld ; in The Journal of Military History in JSTOR, Vol. 57, No. 3. (July 1993), pp. 511-538.
Air power at Normandy by historian Richard Hallion, USAF
Strategic Bombing
RAF Strategic Bombing by H.C. Sykes
The U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey: European Theater of Operations recommended the major postwar study
US Strategic Bombing Survey: Germany recommended
econometric analysis
"The Strategic Air Offensive against Germany: The Early Phase, May-September 1940," by H. W. Koch in The Historical Journal, Vol. 34, No. 1. (Mar., 1991), pp. 117-141. via JSTOR; who started bombing cities, why, to what effect? Koch (a German) sympathetic to the German civilians
Dresden bombing 1945 book review
Britain
links
Homefront many documents
homefront links
W. K. Hancock and M.M. Gowing, British War Economy (1949) official history, recommended
Problems of Social Policy, by Titmuss, Richard M. (1950)
British War Production, by Postan, Michael M. 1952
Statistical Digest of the War,by Hancock, W. K. 1951 recommended
Memories
"British Rearmament in the 1930s: A Chronology and Review" by J. P. D. Dunbabin, The Historical Journal, Vol. 18, No. 3. (Sep., 1975), pp. 587-609. in JSTOR
Canada
brief history of entire war from Canadian perspective
Canadian Newspapers 144,000 clippings on WW2; searchable; good overviews; recommended
Europe: East
Operation Bagration Soviet victory 1944
Kursk, Soviet victory in 1943
links
Wikipediua
myths about Kursk
books on Kursk reviewed
Maps of Eastern Front in Russian
"Review Essay: New Thinking about the Eastern Front in World War II," by John Erickson ; in The Journal of Military History in JSTOR, Vol. 56, No. 2 (April, 1992), pp. 283-292
Balkan Campaign, 1941
Stalingrad
"The Ghosts of Demiansk: In Memory of the Soldiers of