JasonC Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 On another thread, a fellow asked for a list of resources I use when researching things. I thought it didn't belong in the bottom of an unrelated thread. Others might have their own lists to add, covering areas I've left out, in their own posts below. I use books of course, Glantz and Zaloga on the Russians, the army green books (which I have on CDrom) for the US, etc. But for most things the references aren't at my fingertips, they are stored elsewhere. The single most important resource I use is the Regenstein library at the University of Chicago. For the hard ones. http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/ Then there is Google. I maintain a large collection of links in a "military history" folder of my browser favorites. Too many to make it useful to dump them all here, I am sure. But some of the highlights, that I find myself using frequently as references, might be helpful. WW II Vehicles - http://www.achtungpanzer.com/panzer.htm http://www.wwiivehicles.com/ Modern systems - http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/ http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/index.html Small arms and infantry weapons - http://www.geocities.com/Augusta/8172/panzerfaust.htm http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/arms.htm Jason Long has numerous useful pages - http://members.tripod.com/~Sturmvogel/Panzerkeil.html http://members.tripod.com/~Sturmvogel/WarEcon.html http://members.tripod.com/~Sturmvogel/tigers.html There is a German OOB for Normandy that is the best of its kind on the web - http://home.swipnet.se/normandy/gerob/gerob.html There is also an exceptional, "daily diary" style operational timeline of France 1940, here - http://chrito.users1.50megs.com/1940/mai/12mai40west.htm The Kursk page here is spotty, but the "raw data" files it has zipped are extremely useful, clearly taken from German staff reports and contemporary orders - http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/avenue/vy75/ Coverage of the Russians is less extensive for English speakers. Here are some I use - http://www.battlefield.ru/index.html http://www.serpukhov.su/dima/war/eng/eindex.htm http://rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.com/ There are many good US sites, but the best is the center for military history - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/default.htm http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/ http://www.lonesentry.com/ (P.S. - Look at the "online bookshelves" part of the US Center for Military History site, and the "US army in WW II" article at military history online). There are tons of German sites, though spotty in terms of which bits have been developed. http://www.feldgrau.com/ http://www.panzerdiesel.com/ http://www.wargamer.com/Hosted/Panzer/panzerpage.html Occasional unit history sites are well enough done or provide enough detail they are useful, not just for that unit but for broader campaigns they took part in, tactical methods, etc. http://www.kwanah.com/txmilmus/36division/archives.htm http://members.aol.com/super6th/6adpubs.htm http://www.btinternet.com/%7Eian.a.paterson/battles1941.htm That'll have to do ya. I hope some of them help. PPS - please excuse the annoying pop ups at some of these. Free sites often have them. (Or get a pop-up blocker...) [ February 12, 2004, 04:11 AM: Message edited by: JasonC ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 More modern stuff, although the British Army site has lnks to regimental histories www.army.mod.uk Soviet gear: http://armor.kiev.ua/fofanov/ Tigers and Modern MBTs http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/main.html Small arms, cannon etc. http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/ Modern US army field manuals and more can be found here http://atiam.train.army.mil/portal/index.jsp Finally, an excellent collection of military documents dating from the late 19th century to the present day. Features like 'lessons learned' and 'US ordenance catalogues' are a real insight into WWII. http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/DL/AtoZ.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinzi Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Wow this is a great collection of links. I must update my Links-section 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofthehill Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Sounds good! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJK Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Good stuff! If you all don't mind, I'd like to add these to the reference area located in the Proving Grounds. Our reference area is a searchable index of links of interest related to all things CM and by being searchable, it's almost a mini "Google" of sorts with only relevant results. Sorry, no porn. Direct link to our reference area HERE. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dook Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Two more sources from the Army's Command and General Staff College. The first has a number of interesting articles on WWII by respected historians such as Glantz and Doubler. The second has PDFs of operational documents from WWII, including several from North Africa and Sicily. Combat Studies Institute Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Tittles Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Some Panther pages... http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Capsule/2930/pzpanther/pzpanther-Charakteristics.html http://www.wwiivehicles.com/html/germany/pzkpfw_v.html http://www.waffenhq.de/panzer/kwk42.html http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/4635/tanks/panther/panther.htm bazooka vs Panther test http://www.100thww2.org/support/776tankhits.html http://www.waffenhq.de/panzer/kwk42.html 57mm vs Panther http://www.100thww2.org/support/77657mm.html cutaway view of Panther http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/4635/tanks/panther/panther_inside.htm Panther driver manual http://www.panzerdiesel.com/data/e/29p.html panther in Action http://www.geocities.com/desertfox1891/pzpanther/pzpanther-inaction.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Behold! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Tittles Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 http://64.26.50.215/armorsite/TIGER-1%20FILES/tigerfibel.pdf Tiger Bible in PDF, downloadable 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted February 12, 2004 Author Share Posted February 12, 2004 Nice one, Kingfish. That is definitely a keeper. A number of the others are good as well... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Here's a few I've found useful. All Eastern Front resources. http://orbat.com/site/history/1939-45/#ru http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/russia/barbarossa.html http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/2941/ http://rhino.shef.ac.uk:3001/mr-home/hobbies/history.html Oh, and I am about to get my hands on General Ivan Boldin's memoirs (Stranitsy Zhizni, Ministry of Defense Publishing House, Moscow, 1961) but it's never been translated into English. Any suggestions on where I could get it translated? [ February 12, 2004, 09:59 PM: Message edited by: Axe2121 ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Tittles Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 M19 Maschinengranatwerfer http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1381 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 :eek: WOW , you guys rock! Thanks heaps to all you fella's. It's a great thing for you guys to share the knowledge, and I for one trully appreciate it! [ February 13, 2004, 04:51 AM: Message edited by: Richie ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 D'oh! Forgot my own site. Conqueror Heavy Gun Tank and Pictures from Bovington Tank Museum Finally German diagrams and documents on the 7.62cm Soviet Shrapnel shell 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 ooh ooh, not forgotten, and thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 A page on Arnhem: http://www.arnhemarchive.org/ The homepage of the Sosabowski family: http://sosabowski.com 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abteilung Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 I hope to not be redundant here, however, it seems I can add this one having skimmed the links provided thus far: http://france1940.free.fr/ Another one if you like French armor.(I like this one a lot) http://www.chars-francais.net/ [ February 13, 2004, 11:34 PM: Message edited by: Abteilung ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Tittles Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=2844 German losses on the Eastern Front month by month. Incredible stats. Summer of 44 sure was a hot one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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