Last updated - Friday 8th June 2001.

Reference
Encyclopaedia of British History 1700 - 1950 - large website incorporating a ring of websites for all periods of history. Useful for teachers also. Subscribe to a monthly newsletter.

HOLNET - The History of London 1939 - 1944. Visit the Learning Zone and there is also a Zone for teachers.

Children of World War Two - an online educational site developed by the BBC in association with the Imperial War Museum.  An excellent resource which can be used alone, or in conjunction with the BBC Zig Zag programme. Photographs, letters, an insight into how people lived in the 1940s, plus a Rationing Challenge game! Parents and teachers guidance notes are included.

History Online - Subscription site gives lots of good ideas. Use excellent the "Search" facility.

The Tonypandy Riots - A site which is part of Gareth Williams' Rhondda site. Detailed history of this dark period in Rhondda History.

Timeline Websites
Australians at War: World War Two Timeline - list of major events that affected Australia during World War Two.
Chronology of Major International Events from 1931 Through 1943, With Ostensible Reasons Advanced for the Occurrence Thereof - prepared by the US Legislative Reference Service of the Library of Congress.
History Place: World War II in Europe Timeline - with photographs and text.
Pacific War Chronology - outlines Japan's aggression and includes an interactive map.
World War 2 Timeline - day by day listing of the events that occurred on all fronts during the war.
World War II Fact book - features a year by year timeline as well as statistics.
World War II Timeline - events, people, and issues listed by date and by topic
D-Day Websites
50th Anniversary of D-Day - lots of information on the largest amphibious invasion in history.
50th Anniversary of D-Day: Rangers at Pointe du Hoc Normandy - US Army Rangers, WWII veterans return to Grandcamp, Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, in Normandy, France, for the 50th Anniversary of D-Day in June 1994.
After D-Day: Operation Cobra and the Normandy Breakout - includes a research guide, teaching material, online sources, book reviews, travel information, biographical data, and more.
American Experience, The: Guts and Glory - first-hand stories and strategies behind two monumental World War II events: the D-Day invasion and the Battle of the Bulge.
American Experience: D-Day - includes letters from the front and a feature on the paratrooper experience.
Armada de la Liberté
Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 - includes maps, stories, timeline, and more.
Invasion of Normandy (1944) - the initial invasion of Normandy and the subsequent push inland lasted from June 6 through July 24, 1944.
Juno Beach - includes the Canadian objectives and German defence.
National D-Day Memorial Foundation - building a memorial to Allied Forces who invaded the Normandy coast on D-Day.
National D-Day Museum - profiling amphibious operations during WWII.
Normandy Allies - non-profit organisation which commemorates the liberation of Normandy in 1944. Offering a summer study trip designed to educate students about this historic and monumental feat.
Normandy: 1944 - offers a virtual march through the World War II invasion by means of photos, articles and essays, interactive maps, audio and video clips, and transcripts of first-person accounts.
Museums etc.

Le Memorial de Caen - The Caen Memorial was born out of the desire to create a place for reflecting on wars on the basis of the experience of the memorable events that took place in Caen and the region during the summer of 1944.

The Imperial War Museum - Website featuring unique collection of pictures, documents, posters and resources 

Duxford, Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridge CB2 4QR
RAF Museum, Graham Park Way, Hendon, London NW9 5LL
Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester, Somerset, BA22 8HT
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Trust, Tangmere, Chichester PO20 6ES
Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop
5th Exhibition: The Annals of the Great Patriotic War Reflected in War Memorials - photos, descriptions, and historical background of memorials to the Soviet forces during World War II.
390th Bomb Group Memorial Museum - includes aircraft, art, photographs, and documents from the 390th Bombardment Group.
Madingley American Cemetery  - where those American's who gave their lives in the defence of freedom are remembered.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission  - provides personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars.
Buckdenpike Memorial Cross  - commemorates crew of a WWII bomber that crashed on Buckden Pike, Yorkshire, during a blizzard. Includes information about the sole survivor, Joseph Fusniak.
A-Bomb WWW Museum - includes a description of the first atomic bomb, photos from the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, and interviews with A­bomb survivors
Admiral Nimitz Museum - devoted to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and the Pacific Theatre.
Aliceville Museum & Cultural Arts Center - dedicated to articles and artifacts of German POW's detained here during World War II.
Battleship North Carolina - memorial open daily for tours. Contains a Roll of Honour Room in which the names of North Carolinians who died in service to their country during World War II are enshrined.
Central California Historical Military - dedicated to the preservation of the Eagle Field Army Air Forces training base.
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum - dedicated to the preservation of the history of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and to those airmen who trained and served their country in WWII.
Eldred World War II Museum - British-American munitions plant for WWII, the museum includes a library, diaramas, and letters.
MacArthur Memorial
Museum of Flying - features a collection of World War II fighter aircraft.
National D-Day Memorial Foundation - building a memorial to Allied Forces who invaded the Normandy coast on D-Day.
National D-Day Museum - profiling amphibious operations during WWII.
National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument - information about the memorial and the association dedicated to those who fought in the battle.
Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Historical Association - preserving the history of a former World War II pilot training base. Flight 19, the Lost Patrol, was based here.
Naval Air Station Wildwood Foundation - aircraft museum honouring the 38 Naval airmen who perished while training at Cape May during World War II.
La Coupole, History Centre of War and Rockets, Saint Omer, Cedex, France
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