Significant Battles of World War 2 http://library.thinkquest.org/26742/battles.html Features concise summaries of many of the major battles of World War 2, from the invasion of Poland to the German surrender in Europe.  Includes the Pacific theatre in a separate section, plus a discussion of the causes and consequences of the war.  Links to related sites. Forgotten battles of the Second World War       http://www.geocities.com/irish_canuck/index.html Features some of the more obscure battles of World War 2, plus the people and animals involved.  Navigation categories include: The men, The weapons, and The battles.  Links to related sites. The North African Campaign of World War 2 http://www.topedge.com/panels/ww2/na/noframe.html Provides extensive coverage of World War 2 as it was fought in North Africa.  Includes an examination of the weapons, the commanders, supply problems, etc.  Links to related sites. WWII - Battle of the Atlantic  (Mariners’ Museum) http://www.mariner.org/atlantic/ Provides extensive information on the Battle of the Atlantic as fought during World War 2.  Includes information on the Enigma machine and the American capture of U-505. The Battle of the Atlantic  (Veterans Affairs Canada) http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/secondwar/atlantic         Provides multimedia information on the Battle of the Atlantic during World War 2, focussing on Canadian involvement.  Includes a video clip, maps, facts, and first person accounts. Military History Online http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/ Provides information on all the battles.  Links to related sites. Attack at Pearl Harbor, 1941 http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pearl.htm Provides information and photographs of the attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  Includes eyewitness accounts.  Links to other battles of World War 2. Land Battles of the Pacific War       http://www.geocities.com/guy_conquest/land_battles/index.html         Provides visuals and text based information on a detailed list of battles, listed by date.  Links to naval battles, aircraft and a timeline of the Pacific during World War 2. Pacific Theater of Operations  (Hyperwar) http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/PTO/index.html Provides a directory of links to general World War 2 documents as they relate to the war in the Pacific, and to individual battles and campaigns in the Pacific.  Includes many primary source documents and first person accounts. World War 2 in the Pacific http://www.snowcrest.net/jmike/ww2pacificmil.html Provides links to a wide variety of sites and resources on World War 2 as it was fought in the Pacific theater.  Focuses on each of the major battles. Information on the Kamikaze pilots http://mtmt.essortment.com/kamikazeinforma_rglb.htm Provides background information on the kamikaze pilots who flew for Japan during the latter stages of World War 2. Battle of Britain -1940 http://www.battleofbritain.net/ Five parts give extensive information.  Provides indepth information about the situation in Britain just before World War 2, and the events immediately leading up to the war.  Includes primary source documents, such as the Munich Pact, and speeches given by Neville Chamberlain. Battle of Britain      http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/bobhome.html                 An extensive site covering the World War II Battle of Britain.  Includes historic photographs, detailed information about commanders, aircraft, squadrons, weathers, statistics, and tactics of both sides.  Includes links to related sites. Kursk, July 1943 http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/avenue/vy75/ Provides extensive information on the Battle for Kursk during World War 2.  Includes maps, strengths, casualties, weather, equipment, air battle, etc.  Links to related sites. The Italian Campaign http://www.geocities.com/limeydvr/italypage.html Provides a concise summary of the Italian Campaign from the invasion of Sicily to the end of World War 2 in Europe. Operation Overlord: The Invasion of Fortress Europe http://www.princeton.edu/~ferguson/adw/d-day.shtml Provides extensive information on the preparations for, and implementation of, Operation Overlord which culminated during World War 2 on June 6, 1944 (D-Day). D-Day History Revisited http://www.dday.co.uk/ Provides a fairly detailed description of Operation Overlord and D-Day on the beaches of Normandy.  Specific topics are shown down the left side of the window and can be accessed that way, or by way of the continuous description.  Includes photographs. National D-Day Museum http://www.ddaymuseum.org/ Features online exhibits of the D-Day invasion of Normandy and Operation Overlord, as seen from an American perspective.  Includes information and links on World War 2 in general and the war in the Pacific, again from the American perspective.  Includes a minute by minute overview of June 6, 1944.  Includes educational resources for both students and teachers. Normandy: The US Army Campaigns of World War 2 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/normandy/nor-pam.htm Provides a comprehensive text based description of the US Army involvement in Operation Overlord, the D-Day invasion of Normandy.  Includes a very few photographs and maps. SEE ALSO        General information on World War Two                 Atomic bomb in World War Two                 Japanese Internment during WW2                 Holocaust This page is created and maintained by Ms. B. Knoepfel (Teacher-Librarian), McMath Secondary School.  Updated March 2007.