history books

Oddly though the answers do not seem to be flowing in yet...

Over the years I have read hundreds of history books (it's a side hobby along with basket weaving) and in the 8 years I have been on the internet I have come across several good sites on history. My best advice on the internet sites is that you take a search engine run and then take a gander at a few places and try to determine what would work best for the students. Figure what gives the most info...are you going for photographs as well, personal stories, or just facts and figures? These must be added into the determination of whether a site is going to meet your needs and those of your students.

Last thing, I will take a look around later and hopefully get back to you with a few spots before the weekend is over.

Sturgis,
I have looked at a few web sites, and I have searched 5 different search engines. I have as of yet found what I'm looking for. Mostly I'm looking to also find on-line books. I have tried a few websites but they have had nothing.
Thanks for your help

Sturgis,
I have looked at a few web sites, and I have searched 5 different search engines. I have as of yet found what I'm looking for. Mostly I'm looking to also find on-line books. I have tried a few websites but they have had nothing.
Thanks for your help

Sorry, I'm an English teacher. Have you thought of making it an assignment for your students? Randomly assign military conflicts and provide your students with a list of criteria for determining whether or not the sites they find are useful.

the problem is they need guidance and I want to establish this course while I have time to do the research

How about wikipedia? Search on major american military conflicts and I believe you will be amazed.

www.wikipedia.org

Dunno for sure if its still in print or not (too lazy to check), but I recommend Geoffry Perret's 1989 A Country Made By War - my copy, a hardback, is from Random House, ISBN: 0394553985. I believe I've seen it on shelves as a Trade Paperback as well, but I haven't looked for it recently.

While to my knowledge its not an Online resource, its widely cited both in online and print articles, scholarly and otherwise. Reasonably accessibly written, and well researched, with extensive footnotes and a heavy bibliography, its held generally in good academic esteem, though some scholars argue - sometimes vigorously - over its conclusions.

Even if not still in print, it should be available through any major library system, and I'm sure copies of it may be found for sale, likely quite inexpensively, out there on The Web.

So far wikipedia has been the most help. I could get lost in there. It does have good sources. I don't know about you all, but when I give my students papers to do, I don't let them use an encyclopedia as a main source, only as a reference to get to main sources.
Thanks for those of you who supplied input.

You are aware,I am sure, that Wikipedia is not the most reliable source...a lot of weird happenings there.