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World War 2 Personal Stories and Accounts
These pages include a collection of army, navy, air force, marine and civilian personal accounts and stories from World War II.
General Accounts:
1939-1945: A Soldier's War - CBC Archives
From 1939 to 1945 Canadian soldiers, sailors and air force personnel lived and died in lands far from home. CBC Radio was one of the few links friends and family in Canada had to their loved ones abroad. Through reports from the front, dramatizations and direct greetings from soldiers, CBC revealed what life on the battlefront was like.
After the Day of Infamy: 'Man-on-the-Street' Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor
This digital library collection of audio recordings documents public reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Approximately twelve hours of recorded interviews with over two hundred individuals are presented. The result is a portrait of everyday life in America as the United States entered World War II.
America in WWII: The Magazine of a People at War, 1941-1945
America in WWII magazine covers the story of American men and women during World War II on the battle front and the home front.
An archive of World War Two memories - written by the public, gathered by the BBC.
Includes a collection of personal accounts from the Second World War.
Canadian Heroes is dedicated to two unsung heroes. This site has been set up for web surfers, veterans, historians and relatives to see the exploits and accomplishments of two great Canadians who sacrificed so much, so that future generations may multiply the benefits over and over.
The Canadian Letters & Images Project - WWII
The Canadian Letters and Images Project is an online archive of the Canadian war experience, from any war, as told through the letters and images of Canadians themselves.
The Canadian Wartime Experience - University of Manitoba
The differing roles played by Canadians during times of conflict, at home and abroad, are featured in this web site. The web site. provides access to a portion of wartime-related textual records and photographs that have been selected from larger collections within the holdings of the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections and digitized for research purposes.
Eyewitness accounts of the Second World War.
17 yr. old American girl's personal diary containing first hand account of the bombing of Hickam Field/Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Japanese on Dec 7, 1941. Includes prior, during, and post bombing account.
The Greatest Generation Society
The global history, culture and people of World War II and the 1940s.
The Ground Beneath Our Feet--Virginia Fights: World War Two
his site holds the image archive used for the film "Virginia Fights." We have pulled together over 1,600 photographs for the site. Some of these images are from the personal collections of the individuals interviewed for the film. Others are from the National Archives, the Library of Virginia, and other institutions holding World War II Virginia images.
The Nieman Enhanced Learning Center WWII Oral Histories Project.
Unknown stories and forgotten places from World War II.
This site exists to preserve and share the memories of the generation that fought for all of us in World War II.
This web page features a collection of short World War II accounts and stories from German soldiers and civilians. Some of the civilian accounts detail the chaos and destruction as the allied armies fight across Germany in the closing months of the war.
Nga Toa meaning "Many Warriors" in the Maori language is a project dedicated to preserving the oral histories of New Zealand’s returned servicemen and woman. To date, over 200 interviews have been compiled in the Nga Toa video archive.
This web site is dedicated to the men and women who left Poland to fight against the Nazis and Russian Communism in the 1939 - 1945 War. These pages are a tribute to their unselfish valour and acts as a memorial in their honour. The following pages are not about major battles or great leaders but are dedicated to ordinary individuals. Their escape stories are some of the war's best adventure stories where bravery and military training in field-craft together with luck saved them from death or the gulags. Many of these stories remain largely untold to even those who we may regard as the 'nearest and dearest'.
In the United Kingdom, thousands of people have recorded their memories of the War. Recollections of WWII aims promote their stories through providing researchers with a unique directory of oral history collections relating to the Second World War.
A site dedicated to the wartime years specifically and the 1940's in general. Memories, photographs and information from those that lived through WW2 as well as articles on fashion and dance of the period.
Remembrances: Canada and the Second World War
There are several ways to tell the story of Canada’s role during the war. This exhibit presents numerous images, stories and multimedia clips in an attempt to tell some of this story.
Rutgers University alumni and/or New Jersey residents who served on the home front and overseas during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
The Second World War Experience Centre
Our mission is to collect and encourage access to the surviving testimony of men and women who lived through the years of the Second World War and to ensure that different audiences share and learn from the personal recollections preserved in the collection.
SHAEF / ETOUSA Veterans & Friends Association
Veterans of WWII who served at Supreme Headquarters between 1943 and V-E Day hold annual reunions and publish a quarterly newsletter.
The first WWII oral history website.
World War II pictures from original photo albums. Here you will find wartime images taken by the servicemen who were there . Feel free to view the world through their eyes .
Voices of World War II: Experiences From the Front and at Home
An online exhibit that presents more than 200 sound clips newscasts, speeches, dramatic comedy programs, popular songs, armed forces broadcasts, commercials, special reports and more.
The War Experience: Memories of World War II
The War Experience web site is an educational resource allowing World War 2 veterans, and civilians, to share their stories with generations to come. It is a repository of first hand experiences and images, video, and audio resources related to the Second World War.
War Letters - Primary Source Documents and First Person Accounts
Documents, prose, poetry, photos and miscellaneous objects mailed to and from military servicemen during WW1 & WW2, Napoleonic & the American Civil Wars.
Preserving memories of The Great War and The Second World War, before they are lost forever.
Since the launch of Wartime News in 1995, its popularity has grown, with editions now mailed to a wide readership around the UK and overseas. Each issue of this quarterly publication features personal reminiscences of the Second World War, many being published for the first time. Events that made news headlines over 65 years ago are being told today and are timely reminders of the tremendous struggle to overthrow the Nazi domination of Europe. Written by the veterans themselves, Wartime News features their experiences of war, many as very young men and women, never having left home before. Those memories are so strong and clear today and can only be described by those who were there, some enduring the harshest conditions imaginable.
Witness to War: Preserving the Stories of War Veterans
The Witness to War Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the stories and unique experiences of combat veterans.
Women Come to the Front - U.S. Library of Congress
Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers and Broadcasters of World War II spotlights eight women who succeeded in "coming to the front" during war.
World War II London Blitz Diary 1939-1945
Diary of my great grandmother Ruby (1884-1970) an English housewife and mother of seven sons living in London during World War Two.
Turn history students into historians! From the American Home Front to Anne Frank's story of courage, students can meet real people who lived through the World War II events that shaped history. Activities are linked by a teachers' guide.
This site is dedicated to World War II veterans and wives who served our country during the age that we now know as the World War II era. Many veterans and wives donated their time, stories, and artifacts to help create this interactive museum.
World War II Stories: In Their Own Words
Devoted to the collecting and assimilating of stories of common ordinary folks who were thrown into the epic experiences of World War II and the telling of their own stories in their own words.
World War Two - Personal Stories
Several stories from Mike Kremble's World War Two website.
The complete online collection of primary and secondary source documents in the form of letters sent to and from servicemen during world war two. Find photos, drawings, handwritten poetry, typed letters and stamped envelopes.
Remembrances and recollections of the WW2 home front in Lancashire where author was born and grew up.
A World War II page featuring, but not restricted to, a British focus on World War II memories and diaries.
This blog has a collection of over 100 letters primarily written by U.S. soldiers during World War II.
A collection of World War II personal accounts.
This site is dedicated to all those who served. It tells the wartime story of four of my relatives as I have discovered it. The information provided is a compilation of historic material, personal accounts, and information obtained from other sources.
POW Accounts:
EverythingWorldWar2's collection of resources dedicated to POW accounts and personal stories.
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