A detailed, thorough account of commercial map making during the Civil War. Site contains a propaganda map for the Anaconda Plan, encircling the South.

Full colorful map for Perryville, Kentucky depicts the Civil War battle there in 1862 when General Braxton Bragg and his Confederate Army invaded Kentucky.

Lesson for K-12 using historical map teaches learners about the relationship between perspectives of the world and map projections.

This is a description of the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. Included are a map and General Beauregard's report on the attack.

Set of six maps of North and South Vietnam.

Keep up to date with the everchanging Middle East Region. The Middle East has been a tangled web of alliances since WWI. These maps attempt to make sense out of the this often confusing area. The 7 maps show the relationships among...

Detailed history of the Korean War from a larger work on U.S. military history: the decision to go to war, the military engagements, the stalemate, and the aftermath. [Maps included but photographs from the original publication are not.]

Follow the trajectory of the Revolutionary War through this synopsis that is broken down into five themes. Read about the Declaration of Independence, the turning points of the war, other countries that supported the war, and how...

A thorough description of the Second Battle of the Marne and the Americans who participated in it. Read first-person accounts, find maps of the movements of the battle, and learn about some of the soldiers who perished in battle.

A detailed article on the Battle of the Brandywine on September 11, 1777, that describes the military strategy and players in both the British and American armies. Be sure to click on the map that shows how the troops were drawn up.

A comprehensive unit evaluating what factors led to the Russian revolution in 1917. Understand the circumstances in Russia during WWI, timelines, maps, photos, writing assignments, and a bibliography for further studies.

A few maps and some good text on the topography and its importance during both the American Revolution and the French and Indian War.

The resources here, including letters, lithographs, official documents, and maps, document the Revolutionary War battles of Saratoga and Valley Forge.

Although this is a "selling" site, it is a good resource that not only supplies images of maps of the times, but provides the background to the map - when it was published, what was going on at the time, etc.

This lengthy biography of General Omar Bradley was written on the centennial of his birth. It traces his life as a military man through World War I, World War II, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Included is a map that shows...

A great article from the New York Times on January 24, 1943, reporting on the meeting between President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at Casablanca. At this meeting it was confirmed that the United Nations would accept only...

Read a brief history of the war with information on the British and the French. The page also includes a link to "Maps of the French & Indian War," which could be used in an elementary classroom setting. Note that this is an...

A synopsis of the events preceding the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, plus great pictures and links to excellent maps of the area negotiated for and to the text of the actual document.

Continual news updates concerning the situation in Iraq. Side menu bar includes these topics: reconstruction, remnants of Saddam's regime, key players, key maps, and information for students and teachers. (Updated to 28 December 2010)

Students will use a copy of the Wilmot Proviso and a map used by President Polk in an address to Congress to debate whether territory acquired through the Mexican War should be free or slave states. This debate in Congress served as a...

This page begins with a summary of the history behind the battle and goes on to discuss key events in detail with links to maps and leaders in the war along with the military strategy involved.

A map showing military positions at the start of the Battle of Monongahela in 1755, during the French and Indian War. A feature on the page allows the visitor to listen to and read the accompanying descriptive text in seven different...

Loaded with information on the Battle of Prairie Grove, this site includes a detailed description of the battle, as well as a slideshow and maps.

This site houses three poems in full text from the great American poet Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982 CE), as well as criticism on two of his most famous. The three pieces are 'Baccalaureate', 'Two Poems from the War', and 'An Eternity'.