Veterans and Military Resources: Archives & Online Exhibits

"The selected pictures listed below are among the audiovisual holdings of the Still Picture Branch of the National Archives that relate to the American Revolution. The images document the progression of the war, after the Revolution, and portraits of prominent individuals. "

"The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier"

"The American Revolution was far more than an uprising of discontented colonists against the British king. It was a world war that involved multiple nations fighting battles on land and sea around the globe. "

"Enshrined as doctrine by Confederate sympathizers in the 20th century, the phrase "Lost Cause" became synonymous with segments of the population whose historical memories glorified the southern way of life in the Civil War Era."

"The Civil War was the first large and prolonged conflict recorded by photography. During the war, dozens of photographers--both as private individuals and as employees of the Confederate and Union Governments--photographed civilians and civilian activities."

"Women's Contributions in World War I"

"The National WWII Museum's exhibits cover the epic and global scale of the war that changed the world, in a voice that is intimate and personal. Exhibits not only highlight the role of world leaders, but also the everyday men and women who found the strength and courage to accomplish the extraordinary."

"This exhibit features items from the Samuel Dickerson Rockenbach Papers."

"The Second World War was documented on a huge scale by thousands of photographers and artists who created millions of pictures. "

"On June 25, 1950, the cold war turned hot. Soviet-supported North Korean leader Kim Il Sung launched an invasion of South Korea in an attempt to reunify the peninsula under Communism. "

"Americans fought a protracted and divisive war against Communist expansion in Southeast Asia. "

"The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military fighter and bomber pilots in the United States Armed Forces. From 1941 - 1946, over 1,000 Black pilots were trained at Tuskegee. "

"Why We Serve honors the generations of Native Americans who have served in the armed forces of the United States—often in extraordinary numbers—since the American Revolution."

"Throughout the war years they repeatedly had to battle adversaries on two fronts: the enemy overseas and racism at home. African-Americans recognized the paradox of fighting a world war for the "four freedoms'' while being subjected to prejudicial practices in the United States."