The Rise and Fall of Napoleon

Useful French Revolution Links
Trial of King Louis XVI a useful place to start
French Revolution Links access to other useful pages

Napoleon
Napoleon Society yes, he's got his own website
Dutch Napoleonic Society a whole range of material on his life and rule
Battle of Waterloo Game take part in the final conflict yourself!

 

Who killed JFK? - History Coursework

JFK investigation task - click here

 

Second World War (1939-1945)

Britannica online - World War II Excellent overall study guide to 2WW
Summary of World War II A quick guide to the main events

Worksheets
The Fall of France 1940 worksheet Create a timeline of events
Desert War 1940-43 worksheet Create a timeline of events
D Day Exercise

Blitzkrieg: Poland/Norway and France 1939-1940
The Polish Campaign September 1939 sources and narrative
The invasion of Denmark and Norway April 1940 sources and narrative
The invasion of the West May 1940 sources and narrative
Fall of France May/June 1940 Animation of events

Barbarossa and The Eastern Front 1941-1945
Summary of events: from Invasion to Stalingrad sources and information

Desert War 1940-1943
War in the Desert 1940-1943 sources and narrative
The North African Campaign 1940-1943 Animation of the whole campaign
Battle of El Alamein October/November 1942 Animation of the turning point in the North African campaign

The War at Sea 1939-1945
Battle of the Atlantic-Lots of information on all aspects of the Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of the Atlantic - pictures and text-Lots of good pictures. Navigate the site for more slide shows on other aspects of the War

D-Day 1944
D Day in detail-Lots of detail on all aspects of the Normandy landings.
Britannica online - Normandy-A wide range of pictures, narrative and audio.
The National D Day Museum in New Orleans-Events in Normandy from an American perspective.
Operation Overlord June 1944 Animation of the initial land campaign
The D-Day landings Animation of the events of the 6th June 1944
D-Day: the US experience While its unfashionable to admit it, the GI saved Europe!

The War in the West 1943-1945
The Italian Campaign 1943-1945
Battle of Arnhem September 1944

The War in the East 1941-1945
The Forgotten War: Burma Campaign BBC Animation map
Pearl Harbour Animated Map An excellent interactive web map