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Studs
Terkel: Recordings from The Good War From Conversations with America
by Studs Terkel, supported by the Chicago Historical Society. Real Audio required
to listen.
U. S. Military Ranks. Charts and lists explaining the different ranks used by the Armed Services.
Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans History Project Part of the Veterans History Project from the Library of Congress. Includes video clips, interviews, and photos of veterans from World War I, World War II, Persian Gulf War and others. Includes a searchable database.
Rutgers Oral History Archive of World War II Based on in-depth interviews of individuals who lived through World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
Voices
of World War II: Experiences From the Front and at Home A chronicle of America's
involvement in World War II through music, radio addresses, and news shows.
Developed by the University of Missouri - Kansas City and the Truman Presidential
Museum and Library.
Untold
Stories of D-Day from National Geographic Magazine June 2002.
Includes links to special features.
World
War II Maps from the History Department of the University of San Diego.
Maps of World
War Two - European Theater and World
War Two - Asian / Pacific Theater from the Department of History at the
United States Military Academy.
The
Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color from PBS about the use of
color film to document the war effort for military purposes.
Historic
Government Publications from World War II A digital library created by Southern
Methodist University.
Documents of World War II A massive list of documents from World War II, listed chronologically.
Pearl Harbor An online exhibition from the Imperial War Museum
Pearl Harbor Remembered: Oregonians and the Attack on Pearl Harbor An online exhibition from the Oregon State Archives Includes the 1941 Willamette University Bearcats football team who witnessed the attack while in Hawaii for a game on December 6, 1941.
After
the Day of Infamy: "Man-on-the-Street" Interviews Following the Attack
on Pearl Harbor "presents approximately twelve hours of opinions recorded
in the days and months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor from more than
two hundred individuals in cities and towns across the United States" from
The American Folklife Center, Library
of Congress.
Dr. Seuss Went to War:
A Catalog of Political Cartoons by Dr. Seuss
Virtual
Seminars for Teaching Literature
This award-winning site from the Humanities Computing Unit at Oxford University
uses online postings of original manuscripts and other documents of World War
I poets. Includes full-text images of The
Hydra - the Journal of the Patients at the Craglockhart War Hospital, The
Wilfred Owen Multimedia Digital Archive, An
Introduction to WW1 Poetry and much more.
An
Unforseen Epidemic of Shell Shock. (Click on this title in the frame). A
good webpage about Shell Shock featuring images and links to images about W.H.R.
Rivers, Craiglockhart War Hospital, Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, etc, from
a excellent website, The Heritage of the Great
War.
An address on The
Repression of War Experience given by W. H. R. Rivers, M.D. Delivered before
the Section of Psychiatry, Royal Society of Medicine, on Dec. 4th, 1917.
First World War.Com An excellent site that gives an overview of World War I. Note the online essay: The Causes of WWI and the collection of propaganda posters.
BBC: WWI A collection of in-depth articles, multimedia (like games, virtual tours and animations) as well as bite-size material like timelines and short biographies of historic figures.
The
Great War: 80 Years On A BBC site containing photos and newsreel footage
produced by the Imperial War
Museum, audio interviews of veterans, a selection of soldiers' letters home,
overviews of four major battles, and a number of topical articles.
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century A companion site to the PBS series about World War I.
The World War I Document Archive An archive of primary documents from World War I has been assembled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List (WWI-L). Note the special pages on WWI: The Medical Front and the photo archive.
World War I: Trenches on the Web An Internet History of The Great War.
Images of WWI A collection of images of paintings in .jpg files with artist information in .txt files.
Remembrance and Mourning: Literature of the Great War A website of a course taught at Haverford College in the Fall of 2001. Contains links to images of advertisements, political cartoons, war bond posters, etc., and some pages about specific WWI poets.
WWI poets from Emory University
Recordings
from World War I and the 1920 Elections (Library of Congress--American Leaders
Speak)
The Ethics of War from the BBC. Secular as well as religious issues and history are featured. A good starting point for students.
Definition of Just-war theory from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Just War Tradition from The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
Principles of the Just War from Vincent Ferraro at Mount Holyoke College
The City of God, Book 19 by St. Augustine of Hippo from the The Early Church Fathers, 38-volume collection of writings from the first 800 years of the Church.
Resources on Just War Theory Lawrence M. Hinman, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Values Institute at the University of San Diego.
Christian scholars say no war. Copy of story from The Chronicle of Higher Education, featuring Shaun Casey's attempt to rally Christian ethicists against the about-to-be-waged war in Iraq.
Religious Views on War with Iraq, a broadcast from September 13, 2002 from the TV newsmagazine program RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY. Transcribes a discussion between Shaun Casey, Dr. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention and Rabbi Jack Moline of Alexandria, Virginia.
A Time For War? Augustine's "just war" theory continues to guide the West. An article by Robert Holmes in Christianity Today.
The Triumph of Just War Theory - and the Dangers of usccess - International Justice, War Crimes, and Terrorism: The U.S. Record. An article by Michael Walzer in the journal Social Research. War,
Peace & Jean Bethke Elshtain a book review by Stanley Hauerwas and Paul J. Griffiths in the journal First Things.
Catholic Just War Theory and Iraq from AmericanCatholic.org Web Site from the Franciscans and St. Anthony Messenger Press
Two views from the print media:
“Asymmetrical Warfare” & Just War by Michael Novak of the National Review
A Just Cause, Not a Just War by Howard Zinn, a columnist for The Progressive
Philoso?hy Talk A weekly radio program With Ken Taylor and John Perry of Stanford University. Includes programs discussing such topics as Terrorism and Bush's Doctrine of Preemptive Self-Defense
Chronology of U.S. Military Actions and Wars, 1775 - Present A good list of all U.S. military actions from the PBS American Experience program on War Letters.
A Look at Those who Died. An interactive chart of troops who have died in the war in Iraq. (You will need to register [for free] with to the New York Times to view this.)
Cost of the War in Iraq A running total of the amount of money spent by the US Government to finance the war in Iraq.
True Majority Action founded by Ben Cohen, Co-founder, Ben and Jerry’s is a grassroots education and advocacy project.
The Gulf War: An In-depth Examination of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf Crisis from Frontline at PBS
Gulf War Related Links from the Gulf War Veteran Resource Pages, a clearinghouse of several Gulf War sites.
Military Personnel Overseas "Weblog" Their Experiences Online a summary from the Internet Scout Report
If America were Iraq, What would it be Like? from the blog Informed Comment: Thoughts on the Middle East, History, and Religion by Juan Cole is Professor of History at the University of Michigan.
Brief Overview of Persian Gulf War from IRIS (Iraq Resource Information Site ) a comprehensive, categorized, multi-media, Internet database of various Iraqi topics and issues. [Pop-ups will appear]
Maps of the Gulf War from online version of The Whirlwind War: The United States Army in Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM by Frank N. Schubert and Theresa L. Kraus, General Editors. [Scroll down to find maps and illustrations]
Islam
and War Primary Texts. This site links with searchable databases for the
Qur'an and the Hadith, primary sources for Islamic decision-making. If searching
the Qur'an, try using the keyword "fight" instead of "war"
for more results.
Charter of the United Nations and its Preamble defines the rules for going to war.
A Brief History of the Laws of War from the Society of Professional Journalists outlines the laws of war that are codified in the Geneva Conventions
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Brief from the International Committee of the Red Cross presents these issues in more detail.
The Laws of War site from The Avalon Project at Yale Law School has miscellaneous treaties, conventions, and agreements on the Laws of War, including the text of the 1977 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions.
The Laws of War, US-Style is an article by Michael Byers in London Review of Books from February 2003
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War
Geneva
Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
The
War Powers Act of 1973
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address from an online exhibit at the Library of Congress which includes different drafts of the address.
Excerpts from Colin Powell, "US Forces: The Challenges Ahead," Foreign Affairs, Winter 1992, from a larger website from a special Frontline (PBS) program, Give War a Chance: Examining the Gulf Between what Diplomats Want and What the Military is Prepared to Deliver.
Clinton's Speech, Remarks by the President during the USS Cole Memorial Service, Pier 12, Norfolk, Virginia October 18, 2000.
George W. Bush's Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People given on Thursday, September 20, 2001.
President Bush Outlines Iraqi Threat. Remarks by the President on Iraq at the Cincinnati Museum Center on October 7, 2002.
President
Bush Addresses the Nation from the Oval Office on March 16, 2003 announcing
the beginning of Operation
Iraqi Freedom, (now called Renewal
in Iraq) the war to liberate Iraq.
The History of Hellas Classical period: fifth century (500-404). Excellent overview article from HELLAS:NET: An Exploration of Ancient Greece
The
Greeks - Companion to the PBS television series. "The website contains
an Acropolis webcam, [interactive maps, good sections on Pericles and the Acropolis],
a Greek pronunciation Guide, timeline, profiles of important Greeks, historical
synopses...."
Internet
Ancient History Sourcebook: Greece -- a collection of texts and web sites
relating to topics in Greek history, including Athenian Democracy, the Peloponnesian
War, Economic life, etc. See also essays on Thucydides,
Pericles,
and other historical figures from ancient Greece.
Sources for Thucydides
- a collection of essays from the Perseus Project
Historical and Cultural Atlas Resource - see Classical Greece section. Some maps require Shockwave plug-in to view
Interactive Ancient Mediterranean Project's Map Index - find high resolution maps of the Greece and Aegean Sea region.
Images of Orality and Literacy in Greek Iconography of the Fifth, Fourth and Third Centuries BCE - An interactive list of images with a bibliography of print resources.
The Peloponnesian War and Athenian Life An essay from the Perseus Project
The Peloponnesian War - a study guide from Roger Dunkle of Brooklyn College
Book of Prognostics by Hippocrates, translated by Francis Adams.
Medicina Antiqua (Ancient Medicine) - includes translations and hypertext versions of ancient medical works, as well as scholarly essays about the works.
Epidemic! The World of Infectious Disease - a special exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History.
RWANDA
Rwanda:
The Fundamental Obstacles to Reconciliation
by Joseph K. Sebarenzi. An article from GSC Quarterly No. 3, Winter 2002.
Official Website of the Republic of Rwanda.
Leave None to Tell the Story -- A Human Rights Watch page giving extensive background and facts about the Genocide in Rwanda.
Triumph of Evil -- A PBS site which includes information on the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The information includes a chronology and photos.
Rwanda. An article by Gregory Mthembu-Salter from Self-Determination In Focus, a project of Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF)
INCORE Guide to Internet Sources on Conflict and Ethnicity in Rwanda INCORE (International Conflict research) is a joint project of the United Nations University and the University of Ulster. [Lots of dead links.]
Nonviolence USA: An Index to Historical Sources in Theory and Practice. Provides links to numerous original texts from various groups and individuals, such as Quakers, Utopian American Communities, WWI Pacifists, etc., and most recently, Cindy Sheehan.
198 Methods of Nonviolent Action from the Albert Einstein Institution an institution begun by Gene Sharp to promote the study and use of strategic nonviolence.
Civilian-Based Defense Association. A nonprofit organization dedicated to educating citizens to resist aggression by withholding cooperation and by active noncooperation rather than military force.
Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: A Selected Bibliography, created by Catherine Morris. Includes additional links.
The Fellowship of Reconciliation The web site of the oldest and largest interfaith nonprofit organization dedicated to peace and nonviolence.
The Kingdom of God Is withing You: Christianity Not as a Mystic Religion but as a New Theory of Life by Leo Tolstoi.
Gandhi. A site maintained by various nonfprofit organizations in India; offers a variety of information about Gandhi.
The International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. Jack DuVall's organization about nonviolence and training political practitioners of nonviolence.
The King Center is the living memorial and institutional guardian of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project The King Papers Project is a major research effort to assemble and disseminate historical information concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social movements in which he participated.
The M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence The institute founded by Arun Gandhi and his wife Sunanda to promote and teach the philosophy and practice of nonviolence.
Nonviolence International The nonprofit organization begun by Mubarak Awad to extend the practice and understanding of nonviolence throughout the world.
A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict A companion website for the PBS series on non-violence actions Nashville, India, South Africa, Denmark, Poland and Chile.
Letter from a Haitian Jail by Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste, from the Common Dreams Organization website.
Human
Rights on the Internet: Sites that Encourage Activism by Elisa Mason (C&RL
News, September 1999,Vol. 60, No. 8)
Human Rights Watch
Amnesty International
Faith Groups' Positions on War With Iraq from Beliefnet.com, a multi-faith e-community.
Syllabi
and Teaching Resources on War and Peace from the Wabash
Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
American Nonviolence:The History of an Idea an e-book by Ira Chernus, Professor of Religious Studies University of Colorado at Boulder
Writings on Christian Nonresistance and Pacifism from Anabaptist-Mennonite Sources from Bluffton University
Nonviolent Links from Nonviolence.org
What Does The Bible Say About War? a conservative Christian perspective from Bible.com
Unholy Strictures an op-ed piece by Karen Armstrong
U.S. Department of State - The Church Report on Covert Action in Chile, 1963-1973
Ariel Dorfman's Website (includes biographical information and a page on Death and the Maiden)
International Institute of Social History page on Chile September 11, 1973
Antonio de la Cova's Latin American Studies Page - Resources on Chile from the Latino Studies Program at Indiana University.
Report of the Chilean National Commission on Truth and Reconciliation from the United States Institute of Peace.
A page aboutthe Chilean Truth and Reconciliation Commission from the group Beyond Intractability "A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict."
Lists of U.S. Interventions in Latin America
U.S. Interventions in Latin America a list by Mark Rosenfelder
Chilean
History Links [English and Spanish]
Chile
Documentation Project. National Security Archive
Memories of Chile in the Midst of an American Presidential Campaign by Ariel Dorfman
Tomgram: Ariel Dorfman on the struggle for America’s soul
Chicago
Boys and Pinochet a videoclip from WGBH documentary, Commanding
Heights: The Battle for the World Economy. The clip features Milton Friedman
and a group of Chilean economists who were responsible for Chile's economic
policies during Pinochet's rule. rule.
Truth
Commissions Digital Collection
Center
for Peace and Reconciliation
War
Crimes/Truth and Reconciliation Commissions: Truth and Reconciliation in Latin
America. Bibliography compiled by Molly Ryan
National
Security Archive (for governmental records released through freedom of info.
actions)
Comisiones
Oficiales De La Verdad En Latinoamerica: Cuadro Comparativo E Informes-
[Comparative Chart Of Truth Commissions In Latin America & Reports]
Truth
and Reconciliation Commission Website [South Africa]
Claiming
Art Reclaiming Space: Post Apartheid Art From South Africa
Masculinity As Foreign Policy Issue by Cynthia Enloe. A Feminist analysis reveals some of the chief causes and costs of militarizing U.S. foreign policies.
Kayla Williams: 'Love My Rifle More Than You' An Interview with a former U.S. Army soldier who served in the Middle East as an Arabic interpreter. From the NPR program Fresh Air from WHYY-FM
Interview with
South
African Comedian Pieter-Dirk Uys on Fresh Air from WHYY-FM
Evita & Co. in Z. A. the home page
of Pieter-Dirk Uys and his famous creation, Evita Bezuidenhout
Daryl
Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index
Enola
Gay Archive:
The Enola Gay and the Smithsonian Chronology of the Controversy Including Key
Documents 1993-1995
Voice of Hibakusha: Eye-witness Accounts of the Bombing of Hiroshima
Scientific Data
of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Disaster
Hiroshima International
Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed (HICARE)
The
Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb from the Truman
Presidential Museum & Library
Atomic Bomb: Decision. Documents on
the Decision to Use Atomic Bombs on the Cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Atomic Bombs from Japan-Guide
Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy: Hiroshima
Szilard
Petition, July 17, 1945
(A petition against using the atomic bomb)
"Jacob
Lawrence: The Hiroshima Series" News about the exhibition at the Hallie
Ford Museum of Art
Jacob Lawrence: The Hiroshima Series An online exhibition
The Jacob Lawrence Exploring Stories Exhibit from the Whitney Museum of Art.
OTHER MAJOR BOMBINGS
The Fire-bombing of
Dresden: An eye-witness account
Bombing of Dresden
- A history of the bombing of Dresden with first person accounts.
The
Bombing of Guernica From an PBS activity site related to Picasso's famous
painting Guernica.
Una
Storia Segreta
The history of the restriction and internment of Italian nationals and Italian-American
citizens during the World War II era. Photos and vivid personal recollections.
World War II - The Internment of German American Civilians The homepage of Arthur D. Jacobs, Major, USAF Retired; Researcher.
PROPAGANDA, POSTERS & POLITICAL CARTOONS
World
War II Poster Collection
Canadian
War Poster Collection -- Covers both World War I and World War II
The
Visual Front: Posters of the Spanish Civil War
Links
on Rhetoric, Politics, War, Government, and News Sources
"The
Language of War," National Public Radio
Speeches by President Bush. Use
the Search feature to narrow your topic.
The
New Powder Keg in The Middle East
Wake
Forest University Political Speeches Links