WORLD WAR II USEFUL LINKS: EUROPE
WORLD WAR II:
BBC History has an excellent series of articles and other features on the war.
SECOND WORLD WAR ENCYCLOPEDIA: A comprehensive resource from the educational site Spartacus.
: A brief 2000 BBC News feature on the aerial battle in the skies above
England.
CHAMBERLAIN AND HITLER, 1938 -- WHAT WAS CHAMBERLAIN TRYING TO DO?: A National Archive lesson plan that asks students to reconsider European diplomacy in the immediate pre-war era.
: A BBC News special on the 60th anniversary of the famous World War II
retreat.
HISTORY
OF LONDON, 1939-1945:
A Holnet educational site that attempts to capture the everyday experiences of
London at war.
: A World War II timeline that includes attached photos and extensive
annotated text.
: A National Archives lesson plan that focuses on the British war
effort.
: A human rights and research organization dedicated to witness and
redress for the victims of the Ustase World War II concentration camp in
Yugoslavia.
WHAT WAS D-DAY?: A
concise description from the Children's BBC.
WINSTON CHURCHILL AND DRESDEN:
A U.K. National Archives Learning Curve lesson from the 20th Century Heroes
and Villains series.
WW 2 PEOPLE'S WAR:
A BBC site that focuses upon both family history and the British experience of
war.
NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, British
Prime Minister, Praises Britain's Munich Pact With Germany, September 30,
1938: A brief audio clip from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
WINSTON CHURCHILL,
Conservative Backbencher, Calls For Britain To Meet The Threat Of Germany,
November 16, 1934: A brief audio clip from the History Channel's Speech
Archive.
WINSTON CHURCHILL, On The
Battle Of France, May 19, 1940: A brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.
WINSTON CHURCHILL,
Inaugurates The Battle Of Britain, June 18, 1940: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER,
Broadcasts D-Day Invasion Order, June 5, 1944: A brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.
NEWS ANNOUNCER, On The
Capitulation Of Austria's Chancellor To Hitler, March 11, 1938: A brief
audio clip from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
RADIO PRAGUE, Answers German
And Hungarian Propaganda, September 18, 1938: A brief audio clip from
the History Channel's Speech Archive.
RADIO WARSAW, Reports On The
German Invasion Of Poland, September 1, 1939: A brief audio clip from
the History Channel's Speech Archive.
WAR CORRESPONDENT, Reports
On D-Day Invasion, June 7, 1944: A brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.
WAR REPORT, Battle For Iwo
Jima, Late February 1945: A brief audio clip from the History Channel's
Speech Archive.
WAR REPORT, Convergence Of
U.S. And Soviet Forces On The Elbe, April 27, 1945: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
WAR REPORT, Germany's
Surrender In WW II: A brief audio clip from the History Channel's Speech
Archive.