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Link: Lots of Military Links
« on: Friday 16 December 05 09:05 GMT (UK) »
I was looking for Russian Naval links for a fellow Rootschatter and got carried away :D

Below are a few links that might be of interest:

Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth - major resource designed to make some sense of British military history and the regimental system. http://www.regiments.org

UK, Ireland and USA
http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/angela764/military/

Worldwide
http://www.cyndislist.com/milres.htm

Russian Military Links
http://www.edu.uni-klu.ac.at/~kkehraus/

American: Doc's Military Links
http://www.geckocountry.com/military.htm

British Military Museums
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/United_Kingdom/Arts_and_Humanities/Humanities/History/By_Subject/Military_History/Museums_and_Memorials/

British Army
http://www.army.mod.uk

Royal Hampshire Regiment - history of the regiment 1702-1992. http://www.pauljerrard.com

Battles on British Soil - lists battles and major skirmishes in Great Britain, 55 BC-1797.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0vh0/  new link July 2013

RAF
http://www.raf.mod.uk

Project Constant Endeavour - provides information about the sacrifices and achievements of the men and women of RAF Coastal Command and their comrades during war and peace around the world. http://wwwproject constant endeavour.com link broken

Royal Navy
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk

Broadside - collection of pages describing life in Royal Navy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the time of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. http://www.nelsonsnavy.co.uk/

Navyphotos.co.uk - collection of photographs of Royal Navy warships from the mid-1800s to the 21st century, organized by type of ship. Browse photos of vessels ranging from aircraft carriers to submarines. http://www.navyphotos.co.uk

Naval-History.Net - devoted to the historic ships and sailors of England's Royal Navy. With sections on warships and maritime actions in World War I, World War II, and the Falklands War. http://www.naval-history.net

General UK
Victoria Cross Reference - information about the highest award for gallantry awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. http://www.victoriacross.net/default.asp

The Geometry of War - traces developments in the art of warfare between 1500-1750. http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/geometry/content.htm

BBC History: Wars and Conflict - features articles, 3D virtual tours, and more on the causes and effects of wars from the Norman Conquest of England to the world context of the September 11th attacks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/

Victoria Cross, The - offers details of burial grounds of those who won the Victoria Cross, regimental museums that hold the medals, news, and glossary of decorations and awards.
http://www.victoriacross.org.uk                                                          Links checked July 2013
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk<br /><br />names: <br />Josolyne - Essex & Herts, <br />Wainwright - Hamps & London, <br />Kentish - Rotherhithe, London & Kent, <br />Herbert - Seaford, Sussex - London & Glous
Mumford - Essex, Birchanger
Sims-Miles - London & Hertfordshire
Cooper - Great Witley and London (Holborn)
Greengrass - Kent & London
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