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Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact
Provides access to declassified documentation and information about the development
of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, their threat perceptions, and their military ...
PHP Partners: The Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact PROJECT NEWS Romanian historian Petre OpriÅ examines two early military exercises of the Warsaw Pact, which revealed striking weaknesses in interoperability
The brochure provides updated information about the Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact (PHP), with particular focus on its research interests, conferences organized, publications, and affiliated institutions
Book Reviews of A Cardboard Castle? An Inside History of the Warsaw Pact, 1955-1991 (21 February / 22 May 2006) Read the reviews of the book on the inner history of the Warsaw Pact in and
Government No Longer Wants You to Know about Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War (18 August 2006) At the Woodrow Wilson Center, with Dr Charles Gati , Author and Senior Adjunct Professor of European Studies at Johns Hopkins University's SAIS, Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), and Dr James G Hershberg , Associate Professor of History and International Affairs, George Washington University
Historiker der ETH Zürich erforschen den Kalten Krieg zwischen dem östlichen und dem westlichen Militärbündnis in einer einmaligen Art (1 June 2005) US News spoke with co-editor Malcolm Byrne about the findings of A Cardboard Castle? An Inside History of the Warsaw Pact 1955-1991 (30 May 2005) Malcolm Byrne and Vojtech Mastny present findings of thier new book in the International Herald Tribune (14 May 2005) In-depth article in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung by PHP associates Anna Locher and Christian Nuenlist on the 50th Anniversary of the Warsaw Pact (14 May 2005) Substantial book review of A Cardboard Castle in Czech daily Lidové Noviny by Karel Sieber, Prague (14 May 2005) RECENT DOCUMENT COLLECTIONS (1 July 2005 / 8 July 2005) (1 July 2005) (30 June 2005) (8 April / 17 May 2005) THE PARALLEL HISTORY PROJECT..
The National Archives Learning Curve
Virtual museum provided by the Public Record Office offering access to landmark
documents spanning the past 1000 years of British history.
Learning Curve is a free online teaching and learning resource, following the History National Curriculum from Key Stages 2 to 5
Sources: see documents, photos and film from the National Archives History: unlock the meaning of these records Education: enjoy games and activities for thinking and learning about our past Find out what people thought, said and did at the time of some of the most interesting events in history
Cold War Veterans Association
Lobbies for veterans' benefits, educates the public about the Cold War, and
provides a fraternal community for Cold War veterans.
War of Ideas: A History of the Cold War
Includes biographies of the principal Cold Warriors in the West and East, detailed
reports on the different facets of the Cold War, a chronology of major Cold ...
Benefits
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The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A Political Perspective After 40 Years Includes photographs of the missile installations, chronology, declassified
documents, audio files of White House briefings, and the analysis of contemporary
...Read the analysis of contemporary historians as they sift through the historiography and more recent evidence to learn the lessons of history
Now that the Cold War is over, its history has become a growth industry, though in truth there was no great shortage of historical analysis even while the war was going on
The film turns history on its head and drums into our heads exactly the wrong lessons of the crisis
The National Security Archive
Provides access to government documents declassified under the Freedom of
Information Act(FOIA)in the form of electronic briefing books.
CNN Cold War - Spotlight: Dien Bien Phu
1954 battle that changed Vietnam's history.
This site is best viewed with a 4.0 browser and requires javascript Dien Bien Phu 1954 battle changed Vietnam's history By Bruce Kennedy CNN Interactive It is seen by many military scholars as one of the great battles of the 20th century -- and a defining moment in the history of Southeast Asia
And yet the Battle of Dien Bien Phu receives rarely more than a passing mention in most history texts
It changed history.' Following the French withdrawal, Vietnam was officially divided into a communist North and non-communist South -- setting the stage for U.S
Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II, the Korean War, the ...
Organization, resources, forums, photos, faculty, facilities and contacts.
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The Cold War as Global Conflict
A project of New York University's International Center for Advanced Studies.
Year 3 (2003-2004): History, Governance, Alternatives During the Cold War, both the U.S
Specifics topics could include: the political meanings and historiographic impact of post-Communist anti-communism; contestations over the politics of 'development'; changes in the meaning and significance of state sovereignty; the history and uses of discourses on human rights and civil society; peace-keeping and humanitarian intevention; disarmament, nuclear proliferation, the world arms trade; sources and significance of current forms of violence; the 'Americanization' of culture across the globe and the nature of 'anti-Americanism', evolving interactions between migration, identity and citzenship; changing norms and practices of government secrecy, security, and surveillance; normative and empirical democratic theory and practice
Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial - Home Page
Site devoted to creation of a National Monument honoring victims of a top-secret
1955 plane crash near Las Vegas and honoring Cold War Heroes in general.
Best of History Web Sites: World War II History (WWII)
Reviewed and rated selection of sites, from "Best of History Web Sites"
To keyword search all Best of History Web Sites pages use the search engine located on the home page
Hyper War is a hypertext history of the second World War and features diplomatic and political documents
WW2 People's War is a new website from BBCi History, aspiring to create a new national archive of personal and family stories from World War Two
The World at War, History of WW 1939 - 1945 is probably one of the best military history web sites of WWII
Its goal is to be as complete as possible about the history of WW 1939-1945 and serves as a well organized gateway to numerous sources
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy offers a varied array of primary source documents on World War II as part of its major collections
Dedicated to combatting 'history by sound bites, ' the 'Pearl Harbor Working Group' has produced this varied collection of original documents regarding all aspects of the war
Through the excellent Facing History workshops and institute, students learn how issues of identity and membership, inclusion and exclusion, play out at one particular moment in history
Nuclear Files: Key Issues: Nuclear Weapons: History
Large, comprehensive collection of online documents relating to the bombing and
the issues surrounding it.
History In this section of Nuclear Files you will learn about the pivotal role nuclear weapons played during World War II, during the Cold War and in the post Cold War era
Welcome to Secrets of War!
Home of the television documentary series narrated by Charlton Heston.
In the United States the series can also be seen on The History Channel and History Channel International
British code breakers were behind the greatest campaign of deception in military history, changing the outcome of the Second World War
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The organized plunder of these riches would become the most enormous heist in history, amounting to a vast hoard lost in the fog of war
The trails of the spoils of war and Nazi gold
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As the future of Europe and the world hung in the balance, an intricate web of lies tied up German army divisions across Europe - concealing the greatest assembly of men and machines in military history
Amazing facts that are stranger than fiction in the storied history of Britain's intelligence service during the Second World War
Cold War Project
A miscellaneous collection of information, documents and photographs. Produced by
Videofact.
Cold War project Our goal is to advance and facilitate the study of the history of the Cold War era by supporting original historical research; by fostering innovative inquiry; by creating opportunities for engagement among members of the national and international scholarly community studying the history of the Cold War
LBJ Library and Museum Home Page
Includes photo and audio archives, telephone recordings, transcripts of oral
history interviews, Johnson's daily diary, answers to frequently asked questions, ...
The exhibit, Power to the People: The Electrification of Rural Texas , is a unique story of one of the most dramatic events in Texas history
The History Place - US Civil War 1861-1865
An easy-to-use American Civil War timeline with many original photographs and
interesting quotes.
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