Maps & Military History

Links
* Federal
* Presidential
* Maps/Military
* Internet
* Media
* Associations
* States
* Congressional
* Collectibles

Maps
*  Library of Congress, Map Collections
Comprises over 4.5 million holdings, some of which available online, including Civil War; World War II; Panoramic Cities 1847-1929; and Railroads 1828-1900.

*  David Rumsey Map Collection
Historical map collection with over 57,000 digitized maps and images online, many of which illustrate evolution of nation's history, culture and population. Also includes rare 16th through 20th century North American and South American maps, world maps and other cartographic materials. Project of Cartography Associates digital publishing company based in San Francisco founded by David Rumsey, whose entire collection of 150,000 maps is one of largest private map collections in U.S.

*  Osher Map Library, University of Southern Maine
Academic program focusing on cartographic history and education. Online exhibits include Iconic America: The United States Map as a National Symbol; ;;;; American Treasures; and Mapping the Republic. Also provides lesson plans on use of maps in K-12 teaching.

*  Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library
Holdings include more than 433,000 sheet maps and 20,000 books and atlases published between 15th and 21st centuries. Announced March 2014  release to public of over 20,000 cartographic works as high resolution downloads without known U.S. copyright restrictions.

*  Harvard Map Collection, Harvard University
One of oldest and largest collections of cartographic materials in U.S.  with over 500,000 items ranging from 16th century globes to modern maps, with a small selection available as digital images.


Military History 
*  U.S. Army Center of Military History
Responsible for recording official history of the Army and advising  Army Staff on historical matters. Online resources include research guides by conflict and time period ranging from colonial times through war on terrorism;  photographs; selected digital editions of several printed histories (e.g. The Continental Army); profiles of all Medal of Honor recipients; directory of Army museums in states and foreign countries.

*  Naval History and Heritage Command
Online resources include essays on wars and conflicts; manuscripts of orders and other documents going back to 19th century; photographs and histories of major battles and engagements. Also links to official U.S. Navy Museum. 

*  Air Force History and Museums
Gateway site for Air Force history at  Air Force Historical Research Agency (repository for over 70 million pages of documents; also posts photographs; timelines and statistics); National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio,  oldest and largest military aviation museum in  world, Web site publishes photographs of on-site exhibits); and Air Force Historical Support Division (book and article writing element, online titles include The U S Army Air Forces in World War II;  The Story of the Atomic Bomb; The U S Air Force in the Vietnamese Conflict). See also Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

*  U.S. Marine Corps, History Division
Web site features historical documents, orders and speeches  (e.g. November 1775 resolution of Continental Congress establishing Corps); photographs, (including famed Iwo Jima flag raising); Medal of Honor recipients; this month in history of key events; and a "who's who" of Marine Corps history. Links to National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia.

*  U.S. Coast Guard, Historian's Office
Gateway site to subjects in Coast Guard history with photographs; historical timeline of missions; directory with history of vessels. Also links to Coast Guard Museum in New London, Connecticut.