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BBC: WW2 People's War

With the passing of another Veteran's Day here in the United States, many persons may be interested to learn about the everyday experiences of persons around the world during various military conflicts. The BBC has created this website in an attempt to allow people to share their reminisces of World War II, and quite a few stories and tales have been contributed thus far. Visitors to the site can...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/
Beyond the Fire: Teen Experiences of War

The experience of war is traumatic for all persons who happen to be involved in such activities, whether they be soldiers, commanders, or civilians who are caught up in the ensuing maelstrom. This interactive site tells the story of teenagers involved in various conflicts around the globe, and is maintained by the good people at the Independent Lens Organization. Upon reaching the site's homepage,...

https://itvs.org//
Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans History Project

Developed by the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress, this site offers visual and written testimony about the experiences of United States veterans ranging from those who served in World War I, to those who served in the first Gulf War. The documents are organized into three main topical areas, including courage, patriotism, and community. The community section features...

https://www.loc.gov/collections/veterans-history-project-col...
The Canadian Letters and Images Project

Hosted by the History Department at Malaspina University College, this site is an effort to create a digital archive of the Canadian war experience, as told through the letters and images of Canadians themselves. At present, the site contains 20 collections. Some offer transcriptions of letters along with images of the originals; others have only digitized images; others also include photos....

https://www.canadianletters.ca/
This World: One Day of War

The investigative news program titled This World is one of the BBC's many programs dedicated to providing in-depth coverage on a number of pressing issues around the world. Their recent project, One Day of War, follows individual fighters in 16 of the wars currently going on around the world over the same 24-hour period. The centerpiece of the site is the section that offers profiles of these 16...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/this_world/one_day_of_...