Historical Reference Links

Historical Reference

Updated 29 May 2010

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General Interest

Australian War Memorial - Many photographs from Australian wars
Britain's Small Wars - The History of British Military conflicts from 1945 to 1992
British Royal Navy of the late 18th, 19th and early 20th Century - Paul Benyon
Cyberheritage - Steve Johnson's always interesting website
Coast Defense Study Group (CDSG) - US Coastal Defense
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the United States Navy - US Naval Historical Center
Gun Batteries of San Francisco - Just what it says
Historical Naval Ship Association (HNSA) - Preserved Ships around the world
The History Place - Includes World War II Time line
The History of the Russian Navy to 1917 - Quite interesting on-line book
The History of the World Website
Langer Heinrich - History of a floating crane at Wilhelmshaven used to assemble Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Graf Spee (in German)
Library and Archives of Canada
Maritime Britain - Online guide to British ships, museums and other maritime facilities
Military History Encyclopedia on the Web
Morning Tide: The technology of naval war in the late 19th and early 20th century
Naval, Aviation and Military History - Chuck Hawk's website
NavSource - Excellent place to look for photographs of US Navy ships
Panama Canal Official Website - Requires Macromedia Flash (video viewer)
Pre-Dreadnought Preservation
Pontypool Glyn Pits - Ever want to know about coal mining in Britain?
Scientific and Technical Information Network (STINET) - Repository of DTIC's Technical Reports Collection
Springsharp - Ever wanted to design your own warship? Try this.
Sword of the Motherland - Large website dedicated to the Russian/Soviet Military from 1830 to the present day
US Navy Beach Jumpers Association - Navy Beach Jumpers 1943-1972
War Flags - Military Flags and Naval Ensigns of all ages
The War Page

Museums

Australian National Maritime Museum
Calvert Marine Museum - Maryland Museum including "Cradle of Invasion" Amphibious Training
HMS Collingwood - Royal Navy Museum of Radar and Communications
The Dock Museum - Includes the impressive Vickers Photographic Archive
Explosion! - The Museum of Naval Firepower at Priddys Hard, UK
Fort Tilden - Coastal Fort near New York that is now a park
Fort MacArthur Museum - Defending the coast in California
Historic Naval Vessels - A listing of all museum ships in the world
Hr. Ms. Mercuur - Former Netherlands Minesweeper, now Museum Ship
Kanonjolla - Danish-Norwegian gunboat of 1812
Kilta - Military Guild of Finland that has restored a Russian twin 12"/52 coastal defense mounting. Photographs of other Russian/Soviet weapons are also shown.
Maritime Center in Gothenburg, Sweden - Destroyer Småland, FAC Hugin, submarine Nordkaparen
Military Museum of Southern New England - Tank Destroyer history, specifically the 643rd TD Battalion, but also includes many other items of interest
Museo Naval de la Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Spanish Language Website. Photographs of many naval weapons in Argentine service.
Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica - Milan Science Museum
National Maritime Museum - British Naval History
Naval Historical Center - US Naval History
Naval Museum of Alberta - Good source of information about the Royal Canadian Navy
Naval Museum of Manitoba - Another good source of information about the Royal Canadian Navy
Naval Undersea Museum - US Navy Museum dedicated to Submariners, Submarines and Submarine Weapons
Task Force 1 - Photographic tours of US Warship Memorials and Museums
Topedo Boat Spica - Swedish T121 Spica Museum (in Swedish)
U-boat Museums in Germany - Juergen Thuro, mostly in German but a few pages in English