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Table of Army units and sizes
Source: Phil's WWII Pages
- A handy table of sizes and relationships between Army units, e.g. corps, divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions, companies, and platoons.
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Citizen Soldiers: Jerks, Sad Sacks, Profiteers, and Jim Crow
Source: WorldWar2History.info
Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Stephen Ambrose describes some of the sordid characters of the U.S. Army in World War II -- the chickenshit jerks, the profiteers, and the racist Jim Crows.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill
Source: History of the US; FoundingFathers.info
Author: Henry William Elson
City: Boston, State: MA
- The tale of Bunker Hill -- one of the most dramatic engagements of the American Revolution. It was a military victory for the British, but a moral victory for the patriot cause.
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Expanding the Beachhead
Source: WorldWar2History.info
Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
- In this selection from his book "Citizen Soldiers," Stephen Ambrose reports on the critical days after D-Day -- June 7 to June 30 -- when the Allies fought to expand their beachhead one foot at a time.
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The Alamo
Source: TexasHistory.info
City: San Antonio, State: TX
- A brief summary of the story of the Alamo.
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Dad's Tour of Duty: 26th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Source: Depworld.com
E-mail: webmaster@depworld.com
- Personal photos, notes, and history from the son of a soldier in the 26th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division during WWII.
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The Real War Story
Source: John Kline
- Personal experiences from the Battle of the Bulge.
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An Army At Dawn: Companion Web site
Source: Henry Holt and Company
Author: Rick Atkinson
- Companion website to the wonderful book "An Army at Dawn" by Rick Atkinson. Interactive maps detailing Operation TORCH, the WWII Allied invasion of North Africa.
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Robert's Armory: Armored vehicles and artillery
Source: Charles C. Roberts, Jr
City: Big Rock, State: IL
- Includes detailed information on their collection, including an M22 "Locust" light tank designed for airborne operations, an M16 Half-Track, a 75mm Pack Howitzer, a military bicycle, and much more.
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33rd Signal Construction Battalion Reenactors
Source: 33rd Signal Construction Battalion Reenactors
City: Philadelphia, State: PA
- "A group of like-minded individuals based in the Philadelphia area who come together to recreate the life and times of soldiers belonging to the 33rd Signal Construction Battalion during one of the worst conflicts known to man." This nice site includes photos from their reenactments, unit history, an events calendar, and more.
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The Hubbardton Battlefield
Source: Chimney Point State Historic Site
City: Vergennes, State: VT
- In the green hills of East Hubbardton, during the early morning hours of July 7, 1777, there was fought one of the most successful rear guard actions in the annals of American military history. The Battle of Hubbardton was the only battle of the American Revolution which took place entirely on Vermont soil.
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45th Infantry Division Reenactors
Source: WWIIRA
State: NJ
- "The 45th Infantry Division, Oklahoma and Colorado National Guards, the Thunderbirds, is a World War II reenacting unit based in Northern Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The unit attends living history displays and tactical events throughout the region."
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National D-Day Museum
Source: Stephen Ambrose
City: New Orleans, State: LA
E-mail: info@ddaymuseum.org
- The new museum founded by author Stephen Ambrose. Why New Orleans? It is where the landing crafts that brought in U.S. were built. A high-quality Web site.
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85th Combat Engineers Heavy Ponton Battalion
Source: 85th Veteran
E-mail: k.s.obarr@juno.com
- A web site dedicated to the 85th Engineers of WWII.
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Scorpio's Site: Battle of the Huertgen Forest
Source: Scorpio
City: Huertgen Forest, Country: Germany
- Website about the Battle of the Huertgen Forest, with history overview, veteran accounts, stories, images, timeline and interactive map.
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D-Day: The people and their stories
Source: Colin McGarry
Country: France
- An interactive French site on Normandy. It offers stories from D-Day and invites you to tell your own story.
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The Gadsden Flag
Source: Gadsden.info
- A web site dedicated to the "Don't Tread on Me" rattlesnake flag named after Colonel Christopher Gadsden of the Continental Army.
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6th Corps Combat Engineers WWII
Source: Marion Chard
E-mail: mjchard@6thcorpscombatengineers.com
- Dedicated to a 540th Combat Engineer and his fellow VI Corps Engineers (36th, 39th, 540th) of WWII. The site includes Memory Pages from vets from various other WWII units too.
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World War II for Kids
Source: Marge Olmstead
E-mail: wwii4kids@gmail.com
- "World War II for Kids seeks to make learning about an important piece of history fun by presenting topics of interest to kids and making fun WWII products available."
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9th Infantry Division Association
Source: Torry Crass
E-mail: tcrass@octofoil.org
- This website is the home of The Ninth
Infantry Division Association and its two
auxiliaries; The Ladies Auxiliary and The
Sons and Daughters Auxiliary. This sites
main focus is on the 9th Infantry and its
contributions throughout World War II.
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Confederate guerilla raider Champ Ferguson
Source: WikiTree
- Champ was known as a Confederate guerilla raider, famous for killing 100 Union soldiers and supporters. Here is life story on WikiTree, the worldwide family tree.
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Model of General George S. Patton's M4-A3 Sherman tank
Source: Franklin Mint
- A 1:24 scale replica with working features such as a rotating turret, movable tracks and opening hatches.
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Defending the Flag American Revolution art print
Source: AllPosters
- High quality 20 in. x 15 in. art print of a stylized American Revolution scence.
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The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon
Source: Amazon
Author: Alex Kershaw
- From the author of the best-selling The Bedford Boys, this is the remarkable story of America's most decorated platoon that miraculously halted Hitler's massive offensive at the Battle of the Bulge.
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D-Day June 6, 1944 : The Climactic Battle of World War II
Source: Amazon
Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Ambrose "provides a comprehensive history of the invasion which also eloquently testifies as to how common soldiers performed extraordinary feats .... The many small stories that Ambrose collected from paratroopers, sailors, infantrymen, and civilians make the excitement, confusion, and sheer terror of D-day come alive on the page." (1994)
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Crossing the Sauer: A Memoir of World War II
Source: Burford Books
Author: Charles Reis Felix
- "Crossing the Sauer is a tough, vivid, honest, and tautly written memoir of advancing through Germany with Patton's Third Army." (April 2002)
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Kasserine Pass: Rommel's Bloody, Climatic Battle for Tunisia
Source: Cooper Square Press
Author: Martin Blumenson
- "The desert battle at Kasserine Pass in February 1943 was the first real confrontation between American and German troops, and the one that pitted Eisenhower's and Patton's leadership against Rommel's." (September 2000)
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Death Traps: The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II
Source: Presidio Press
Author: Belton Y. Cooper, foreword by Stephen E. Ambrose
- "As American tanks raced across France, one fact became immediately clear: One-on-one, the Sherman tank with its 75 mm main gun was no match for the more heavily armored and heavily-gunned German tanks that it faced across the battlefield." Amazon.com readers give it 4.5 stars. (September 1998)
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The Deadly Brotherhood: The American Combat Soldier in World War II
Source: Presidio Press
Author: John C. McManus
- "How is it that soldiers can leave the safety, albeit dubious, of a foxhole and attack knowing that it may result in their grave injury or even death?" Amazon.com readers give it 4.5 stars. (June 1998)
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Island Victory : The Battle of Kwajalein Atoll
Source: Amazon
Author: Brigadier General S. L. A. Marshall
- One of the best descriptions of combat in the Pacific war. The book tells the stories of squad and platoon fights with holed-up Japanese on islands no more than 250 yards wide. There are no generals or colonels here, no high-level planning or strategy. This is the story of ground combat from the vantage point of the individual infantryman. (1983)
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Battling For Saipan: The True Story of an American Hero
Source: Presidio Press
Author: Francis A. O'Brien
- "The inspiring story of Lieutenant Colonel William J. O'Brien and his battalion at Saipan." (June 2002)
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The Mortarmen
Source: Amazon
Author: Michael Connelly
- "The Mortarmen is the epic and never before told story of the 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion. The men of the 87th landed on Utah Beach on D-Day with their 4.2" mortars and quickly became one of the most sought after fire support units in the European Theater of Operations (ETO)."
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Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade
Source: Amazon
Author: James Reston, Jr.
- From an Amazon reader: "Reston weaves a spectacular tapestry of the Third Crusade by following the heroics (and frailties) of Richard Lionheart and the great Muslim Sultan Saladin. While describing the campaign and his protagonists in detail so realistic that the reader almost feels like he is a participant, the suthor also provides the background of the politics and intrigue of 12th century Europe with its heroes and villains." (2001)
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Crumbling Empire: The German Defeat In the East, 1944
Source: Praeger Publishers
Author: Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr.
- "Mitcham chronicles the crushing German defeats that ensued during the final months of the war." (September 2001)
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Company Commander
Source: Amazon
Author: Charles B. MacDonald
- One of the most moving and honest first-person accounts of small-unit command responsibility available. MacDonald was one of the youngest captains in the Army in 1944 when his company was hit and overrun in the first hours of the German offensive. (1978)
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My Time in War
Source: ray t nawrocki
E-mail: mark@mytimeinwar.com
- "This book is about a young man from
Clinton Indiana who did not hesitate to
answer the call of his country. It
didn't matter whether he wanted to go or
not. He like many other young men from
small towns answered the call, to
protect the rights of all individuals
then and now, family or strangers. Many
of them laid down their lives so that
today you have a choice to read this
book or not."
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5th Division 'Diamond Dust' CD
Source: Diamond Dust
City: Denville, State: NJ
- 111 issues of "Diamond Dust," the two-sided daily 5th Division foxhole news sheet, on CD.
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'Liberty or Death' merchandise from Freedom HQ
Source: Freedom HQ
City: Annapolis, State: MD
- Hardcore patriotic items emblazed with "Liberty or Death" and the American flag. Includes t-shirts, polo shirts, and caps.
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The Longest Day (DVD)
Source: Darryl F. Zanuck, director
- A D-Day epic. John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Sean Connery, and Richard Burton lead the all-star cast. Amazon reviewers give it 4.5 stars. (1962)
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The Bridge at Remagen (DVD)
Source: John Guillermin, director
- It's March 1945 and the Allies struggle to hold the Bridge at Remagan. One of the best World War II action films of the '60s. Amazon reviewers give it 4.5 stars. (1969)
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To Hell and Back (VHS)
Source: Jesse Hibbs, director
- Audie Murphy stars as himself in a film about his WWII experieces as a soldier in the Third Infantry Division in Italy and Southern France. Audie was the most decorated American soldier of WWII. Amazon reviewers give it 4.5 stars. (1955)
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Desert Rats (DVD)
Source: Robert Wise, director
- Richard Burton battles to defend Tobruk against Rommel until the British can regroup. Amazon reviewers give it 5 stars. (1959)
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Anzio (DVD)
Source: Edward Dmytryk, director
- Robert Mitchum and Peter Falk land with the Allies in Anzio, Italy. Amazon readers say its historically inaccurate but entertaining. (1968)
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Bataan (DVD)
Source: Tay Garnett, director
- One of MacArthur's platoons fights its way through a retreat in the Phillippine jungle. One of the most popular WWII movies. Amazon reviewers give it 4.5 stars. (1943)
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A Walk in the Sun (DVD)
Source: Lewis Milestone, director
- Director Lewis Milestone is the man who created "All Quiet on the Western Front." Here he takes on WWII with a character-based (not action-based) chronicle of an American platoon moving through Italy. (1945)
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Three Legendary World War II Movies on DVD
Source: Carol Reed, director
- A nice set for the collection. Three DVDs at a very low price. Includes "Gung Ho," "Go for Broke," and "The Immortal Battalion." (1945)
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To the Shores of Tripoli (VHS)
Source: H. Bruce Humberstone, director
- John Payne as a playboy rich kid who joins the Marines. (1942)
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Hell Is For Heroes (DVD)
Source: Don Siegel, director
- Steve McQueen, Bob Newhart, and James Coburn star in this story of a heroic, undermanned American platoon in France holding off a German advance. Amazon reviewers give it 4 stars. (1962)
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Go for Broke! (DVD)
Source: Robert Pirosh, director
- The story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team -- the Japanese-Americans who fought gallantly in Europe. Amazon reviewers give it 5 stars. (1951)
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Everyman's War
Source: One-Eighty Films
- A story of hope and courage. Outgunned and
outnumbered, Staff Sgt. Don Smith
struggles to find hope and courage against
overwhelming odds in one of the decisive
confrontations in the "Battle of the
Bulge" during WWII.
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