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- A Reminiscence of War 1939-45 - Personal memoir by James Glass, a Scot who served in the army in North Africa, Palestine, Syria, Iraq (as Kingston's Column) and Iran.
www.jcglass.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/war/index.html
- Albert Speer: A Website - Profiles Hitler's architect who later became the Nazi government's Minister of Armaments. Includes Biography, essays, and photographs.
petercassidy.homestead.com/speer.html
- Allen, Maj. Gen. Terry - Describes the history of Major General Allen of the 104th infantry division, one of the greatest combat commanders of the United States Army.
www.104infdiv.org/ALLEN.HTM
- Arnold, Gen. Henry "Hap" - Origins of Airpower presents an article about Hap Arnold's command years and aviation technology.
www.arnold.af.mil/aedc/bios/daso2.htm
- Boyington, Maj. Gregory R. "Pappy" - Site devoted to the US WWII ace and leader of the famed Black Sheep Squadron.
www.acepilots.com/usmc_boyington.html
- Bradley, Gen. Omar Nelson - The Centennial provides an in-depth study of General Bradley's history.
www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/bradley/bradley.htm
- Brothers-In-Arms - Story of Thomas D. Curry and the men he served with in Company F, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Division.
www.ncweb.com/~davecurry/brothers
- Charles de Gaulle - An in-depth biography of the French General and statesman.
www.couchbrostributes.com/leaders/degaulle/index.html
- Chennault, Maj. Gen. Claire Lee - Provides a biography of Chennault, and a history of the Flying Tigers.
www.danford.net/clc.htm
- Clark, Gen. Mark W. - Provides a brief history of Mark Clark's World War Two and Korean commands.
korea50.army.mil/history/biographies/clark.html
- Clay, Gen. Lucius D. - Offers a brief biography of Gen. Lucius D. Clay.
www.konnections.com/airlift/lclay.htm
- De Gaulle, Gen. Charles - Provides a historical biography of the French soldier, writer, statesman, and architect of France's Fifth Republic.
econ161.berkeley.edu/TCEH/charlesdegaulle.html
- Degrelle, Leon - Critical and historical evaluation of Léon Degrelle's wartime years 1941-1945.
www.geocities.com/narwa44/index.html
- Dr. Goebbels and his Ministry - A 1934 essay on Goebbels' newly-founded Propaganda Ministry.
www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/goeb62.htm
- Famous People of World War Two - Provides biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Isoroku Yamamoto.
www.humble.k12.tx.us/InstTech/tceaweb/TCEA%20Samples/WWII%20-%20Research/fp.html
- Field Marshal Montgomery - Sceptical examination of the motivation, and failings of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery.
www.pattonuncovered.com/html/montgomery.html
- Galland, Gen. Adolf (1912 - 1996) - Provides pictures of combat aircraft flown by Galland, a brief chronology of his life, lists Galland's Kills, and World Newspaper quotes.
members.aol.com/geobat66/galland/galland.htm
- Gause, Major Damon - Official book site with excerpts. The Firsthand Account of one of the greatest escapes of World War II
hyperionbooks.go.com/features/gause
- General Bradley in WWII - Reassesses the role of General Omar V. Bradley in the United States' campaign in World War II.
www.pattonuncovered.com/html/bradley.html
- Graves of World War II personalities - Provides names, occupations and gravesite locations of important military leaders of the Second World War.
www.xs4all.nl/~ejnoomen/wwgrave.html
- Great German Generals - Provides in-depth history and biographies of Sepp Dietrich, Adolf Galland, and Ferdinand Schorner.
members.tripod.com/~SSPzComdr/index.html
- Guderian, Generaloberst Heinz Wilhelm - Offers a brief history of Guderian's WW2 career.
users.pandora.be/dave.depickere/Text/guderian.html
- Halsey, Adm. William F. USN - Offers an insight to the history and character of Fleet Admiral Halsey.
www.compass.dircon.co.uk/Halsey.htm
- Hiroshima: Who's Who - Short biographies of those who were involved in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Sec.of State James F. Byrnes, Sec. of War Henry L. Stimson and General Leslie R. Groves.
www.doug-long.com/who.htm
- Japanese Order of Battle at Midway - Lists the commanders of Japan's combined fleet at the Battle of Midway.
www.microworks.net/pacific/orders_of_battle/midway_japan.htm
- Leaders of World War Two - Provides biographies and archives of the most important Allied and Axis leaders during the Second World War.
members.aol.com/Tchrfromoz/WWIILeaders.html
- Lee, V. Adm. Willis A. - Offers a brief history of Vice Admiral Lee, commander of the battleship forces in the Pacific theater during the Second World War.
www.hazegray.org/danfs/dl-dlg/dl4.htm
- Lest We Forget - A tribute to the author's father and other veterans. Site includes photos of, and by, this gentleman, who served with the Dutch army in Holland and Indonesia.
msbeliever.tripod.com/WWII.html
- Mannerheim, C.G.E. - The Marshal of Finland - Offers a brief history of the Finnish field marshal and president of Finland (1944-46).
www.finland.fi/finfo/english/mannerheim.html
- Marshall, Gen. George C. - George C Marshall pages designed for Friends of Marshall located in Uniontown Pennsylvania.
www.lcsys.com/fayette/history/gcm.htm
- Meyer, Brigadefûhrer Kurt - Biography of Brigadeführer (Major General) Kurt Meyer, commanding officer of the 12th Waffen SS division. Discusses his early career, military exploits, and final years. Includes an image gallery, and links to related materials.
home.bip.net/glenfiddish
- O'Hare, Lt. Cdr. Edward "Butch" - The US Navy's first ace, who won the Medal of Honor in 1942 for saving the carrier Lexington by downing 5 Japanese bombers.
www.acepilots.com/usn_ohare.html
- Paulus, Field Marshal Friedrich - Provides a summary of Paulus' career and an article by Correlli Barnett describing Paulus and the Battle of Stalingrad.
216.198.255.120/divisions/generals/paulus.htm
- Roy Watvedt, Spitfire Pilot - Dedicated to the story of this pilot who left occupied Norway in 1941 on a long journey to London. He trained as a fighter pilot in Canada and flew 90 missions with 331 Squadron.
watvedt.tripod.com/title.htm
- Rudel, Col. Hans Ulrich - Describes Rudel's personal victories as a ground-attack pilot.
members.aol.com/ab763/rudel.htm
- Rudolf Hess - Dedicated to the story of how British Intelligence duped Rudolf Hess to fly to Britain.
members.aol.com/LeonardIngrams
- Sherman, V. Adm. Frederick C. - Offers a biography of "Ted" Sherman, definitely one of the most important American carrier commanders of the Second World War.
www.microworks.net/pacific/biographies/frederick_sherman.htm
- Skorzeny, SS-Sturmbannführer Otto - Brief biography of the wartime and post-war life of SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny, a commander in Germany's Waffen SS.
home8.inet.tele.dk/aaaa/skorzeny.htm
- Skorzeny, SS-Sturmbannführer Otto - Offers a brief biography of Skorzeny's life and military career in the SS.
www.acs.appstate.edu/~brantzrw/O_Skor.htm
- Speer, Albert - A tribute to the architect of Hitler's Third Reich.
www.dataphone.se/~ms/speer/welcom.htm
- The Generals of World War II - A biographical dictionary of the generals of World War II from all participating nations.
www.generals.dk
- The men from Colditz - Diary of a photographic project in the making on the men who were imprisoned in Colditz Castle during the Second World War.
www.geocities.com/visualpropaganda/INTRODUCTION.html
- Tito - Broz, Josip - Home page dedicated to the history and biography of Marshall Tito, the guerilla leader of the Yugoslavian partisan units during the Second World War.
www.titoville.com
- Tuskegee Airmen - Offers the history of how the Tuskegee airmen trained to be fighter pilots for the famous 99th Fighter Squadron during World War Two.
history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/Tuskegee.html
- Visas For Life, Chiune Sugihara. - Tells the story of Chiune Sugihara, the "Japanese Schindler" - an obscure World War II diplomat who saved more than 10,000 Jews.
www.visasforlife.com
- Wünsche, SS-Obersturmbannführer Max - A brief biography of Night's Cross holder Max Wunsche. Includes date of birth, awards and commissioned ranks.
home.att.net/~SSPzHJ/MaxWunsche.html
- Werner Hartenstein - Honouring the memory of this German commander of submarine U-156, who undertook one of the most remarkable sea rescue missions of World War II
wernerhartenstein.tripod.com
- Whispers of the Past - Collection of interviews with ordinary Americans involved in the war, whether in the front line on on the home front.
www.geocities.com/beepic
- Who was Heinrich Himmler? - A short biography of the leader of the SS, Heinrich Himmler, from the Holocaust Project.
www.holocaust-history.org/short-essays/heinrich-himmler.shtml
- Wittmann, Hauptsturmführer Michael - Provides article and photos of the highest scoring tank ace of World War Two.
www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/8662/wittmann.htm
- Wittmann, Michael - A brief biography about Germany's leading panzer ace.
www.sonnet.com/usr/aaron/witt.html
- Wittmann, Michael - Offers a biography of the highest scoring tank ace of World War Two.
users.pandora.be/dave.depickere/Text/wittman.html
- World War II Memoirs-3rd Infantry Division - Graphic official Photos and descriptions of S/Sgt. William Heller of the 3rd Infantry Division, 3rd Signal Company, from North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Southern France, and Germany in World War II.
www.enteract.com/~rheller/ww2
- World War II Political and Military Leaders - Information and biographies of famous Political and Military Leaders of the Second World War.
expage.com/page/gren14
- World War Two Biographies - Offers brief biographies of personalities of the Second World War, includes such names as Field Marshal Harold Alexander, Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg, General Omar Bradley, Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz and General Dwight Eisenhower.
www.angelfire.com/ct/ww2europe/bios.html
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