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Documents, manuscripts and other original sources related to the Second World War.

Resources in This Category

• Color Pictures of World War II

  http://historylink101.com/ww2_color/
  Offers royalty-free color images categorized by fighting units, battle scenes, famous people, weapons, medals and other related subjects.

• Democracy at War

  http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/intro_e.shtml
  The Canadian War Museum's archive of newspapers published during the period.

• Nga Toa

  http://www.kiwiveterans.co.nz/
  Collection of oral history and personal accounts from the Maori veterans of New Zealand's armed forces. Includes personal stories from major theaters such as Greece, Crete, North Africa, Italy, and the Pacific.

• U-Boat Photo Gallery

  http://www.uboataces.com/history-gallery.shtml
  Historical photo gallery of German U-Boats and the men in the Battle of the Atlantic.

• War Ration Books Index

  http://www.genealogytoday.com/guide/war-ration-books.html
  Searchable online archive.

• World War 2 In Color

  http://www.ww2incolor.com/
  Collection of rare color photographs and movies.

• World War II.co.uk

  http://www.wwii.co.uk/
  Features a collection of original battlefield photographs primarily focused on German forces.

• WWII Aerial Photos and Maps

  http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/
  Galleries of photos and maps taken by and/or showing German military units. Collections include North Africa, Russian Front, Rommel, and von Ribbentrop.

• WWII Letters

  http://ww2.letters.ie/
  Letters to and from American, British and Canadian service personnel. Includes scanned images of actual letters, as well as transcriptions of the content.

• Yale Law School: Avalon Project

  http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/wwii.asp
  Text of documents, including agreements, declaration of the United Nations, and important speeches.

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• French

 

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