Military Resources: Military History
- General
- Department of Defense
- Aviation history
- Army history
- Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard history
A discussion of women's contributions to the military services.
This Library of Virginia site offers access to digital documents on wars from the American Revolution through the Persian Gulf War.
This Congressional Research Service publication, hosted on the web by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), "lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its Armed Forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. lists instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situation of conflict or potential conflict."
Extensive collection of links to information about all aspects of military history.
"An Overview of Records at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Relating to Military Service"
This article written by Trevor Plante appeared in the Fall 2002 issue of Prologue. It describes how to find an ancestor鈥檚 military service record.
"The President as Commander-in-Chief"
The feature article from NARA鈥檚 Calendar of Events by Kahlil Chism highlights Presidents who have had to exercise their powers as Commander-in-Chief at the outbreak of war.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) "provides military expenditure data by country" since 1988.
Official web site of the U.S. Department of Defense. Go to for information about DOD鈥檚 mission, organization, lists of defense agencies, history, and Frequently Asked Questions.
Includes news stories, features, and other press products.
Includes biographies of the aces of the First World War, as well as information on the planes they flew and battles they fought.
Official site of the U.S. Air Force.
The AFHRA is the repository for Air Force historical documents. "It consists today of over 70,000,000 pages devoted to the history of the service."
List of bibliographies on aviation-related topics. Check the webpage for biographical information about famous flyers.
Museum is located at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.
"The purpose of the Tuskegee Airmen Archive is to collect and preserve as part of a national effort the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, who broke the race barrier in military aviation for African Americans and other minorities." Housed at the University of California Riverside Libraries.
Study from the Army Air Forces Historical Office of the women who flew with the Army Air Forces during World War II.
The official site to link to army publications, including administrative departmental publications and forms, doctrinal and training publications, technical and equipment publications, engineering publications, and medical publications.
War Department files destroyed by fire in 1800 have been reconstituted from archives nationwide and are now available in a fully searchable digital database.
"Researching Service in the U.S. Army during the Philippine Insurrection"
An article in NARA鈥檚 publication, Prologue, by Trevor K. Plante, on the records in NARA of Army members who served in the war that lasted from 1899 to 1902 in the Philippines.
An important resource for military researchers.
USAHEC is an institute of the U.S. Army War College, dedicated to the study of the U.S. Army.
Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard History
Includes photographs, biographies, and "Interesting Reads."
"Black Men in Navy Blue during the Civil War"
A history of black participants in the Navy during the Civil War. An article from the NARA publication, Prologue, by Joseph P. Reidy.
"Documenting United States Naval Activities during the Spanish-American War"
An article from the NARA publication, Prologue, by Richard W. Peuser.
Report on commission formed to report on improvements of U.S. policies and practices for deterring, disrupting, and mitigating terrorist attacks on U.S. forces in transit.
A site on the history of submarines by the Smithsonian鈥檚 Museum of American History
A site devoted to navies and ships. Includes the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
This office is "responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. Naval history and heritage."
A periodical from the Naval War College. View current issue or browse past issues. Index available for articles from 1948 to present.
Official website of the United States Navy.
"Racial Identity and the Case of Captain Michael Healy, USRCS"
An article from the NARA publication, Prologue, by James O鈥橳oole.
Preserves the heritage of the U.S. Coast Guard and its predecessor agencies: the Revenue Cutter Service, the Life-Saving Service, the Lighthouse Service, the Bureau of Navigation and the Steamboat Inspection Service.
The official website of the United States Marine Corps.
The History Division preserves the official history of the United States Marine Corps.
"U.S. Marines in the Boxer Rebellion"
An article from the NARA publication, Prologue, by Trevor K. Plante.