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World War II

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Mr. Kiley's US History

 

World War II - Resources

 

We have books on WWII in the library for your class.

There is a reserve shelf set up in the front of the Library for your class.

You may check those books out.

 

 

Suggested Websites for background information:

 

The National World War II Museum

http://www.nationalww2museum.org/history/

 

PBS - D-Day Timeline

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dday/timeline/index.html

 

Today in History - The Library of Congress

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/archive.html

 

Historical Newspapers

(requires password)

http://www.proquestk12.com/myproducts

 

 

Maps

 

Iwo Jima Map

http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourceFileView?file=worldwarii_asia_maps_map47.htm

 

Pearl Harbor Map

http://www.ibiblio.org/phha/Overview.html

 

Entertainment

 

Movies of the 1940s

http://www.imdb.com/chart/1940s

 

Media of the 1940s (books, television, film, music)

http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/time/1940s.html

 

Sports

 

Baseball Reference for 1942

http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/ML_1942_trans.shtml

 

Hockey Hall of Fame - This Day in History

http://www.hhof.com/html/hhset.shtml

 

Pearl Harbor

 

Imperial War Museum (great pictures)

http://www.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/25/pearl_harbour/pearl_harbor.htm

 

Naval Historical Center

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/pearlhbr.htm

 

National Geographic

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/

 

Battle of Midway

 

Naval Historical Center

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/midway.htm

 

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