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Guadalcanal Chronology
A history of the Guadalcanal Campaign, a series of land and sea
battles in the south Pacific from August 7, 1942 to March 6, 1943.
There is both a narrative and a timeline of events with maps and
additional information. Very Good
Operation
Overlord - D-Day
A history of the major turning point of the war in Europe,
the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944 by Allied troops. Includes:
Preparation, the Day, Aftermath, Weapons, Biographies, photos,
personal accounts, maps and more. Very Good
Pearl
Harbor Remembered
Information about the Pearl Harbor memorial, the attack, a
timeline of events, map of attack, survivor's recollections, and
audio clips. There is also a link to a live webcam overlooking
the U.S.S. Arizona memorial. Very Good
The
Real "Q"
It wasn't until long after the war that the world learned
of the work of Charles Frazer- Smith, an inventor who worked with
MI6, MI9, and SOE to develop secret devices for those traveling
to occupied Europe. Includes photos of hollowed golf balls, hairbrushes
and shaving brushes with hidden compartments, pens with maps and
compasses hidden inside, and much more. Frazer-Smith was the real-life
inventor who served as the basis for Ian Fleming's "Q" in the
James Bond novels. Very Good
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