Surrounded by the products of consumer culture, American Pop artists were inspired by what they saw and experienced living within that culture. Read more about Pop art's founding figures in the USA.

While American artists were primarily inspired by what they saw and experienced within their own culture, early Pop art in Britain was fueled by American popular culture viewed from a distance. Learn more about Pop art in the UK here.

An official defense department history of the various battles fought in the India and Burma region. The roles of General Stillwell and General Merrill is discussed.

A collection of letters and interviews of soldiers as the relate and recall their feelings on VE day.

Information about life in an internment camp. Includes related activities and links to books and other websites on Japanese American internment.

This site describes the origin and transformation of former Nazi soldiers into East German police. Attempts to explain why it was created and Joseph Stalin's intent to control Eastern Europe.

At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a cartoon of Bill Mauldin's duo, Willy and Joe, the representative infantrymen in his cartoons.

Discover what happened during the blitzkrieg at the start of World War Two and why the Allies were so unprepared. Why was it that Britain and France were outfought at every turn?

Brief biography of Edward Stettinius, Jr. whe served as Secretary of State under Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, overseaing the end of World War II and the creation of the United Nations.

This site provides links to detailed information about the German military by the branch of the armed forces and the years from 1918 and continuing throughout the World War II period.

A very thorough lesson plan depicting the leaders, events and geography of World War II.

Read about how this poster made and why it was issued by the Independent Voters Committee of the Arts and Sciences for Roosevelt.

View a poster from the U.S. Office of Facts and Figures of boxer Joe Louis urging African-Americans to do their part for the war. The text explains the impact of the design of the poster and Louis' part in World War II.

This site from Britannica takes a comprehensive look at the invasion of Normandy. It focuses on the invasion and the fighting as well as on remembering Normandy and the soldiers that fought there.

Serving as Japan's army minister and then later as prime minister, General Tojo Hideki policies and administration are discussed here.

A site that documents D-Day and the start of the liberation of concentration camps throughout Europe.