| History_and_Historical_Information_Resources Resources for professors and students in History, including a database of historical movies. |
| History_Computerization_Project Aims to create a network for exchanging historical information. Information about computer database program for historical research, writing and cataloging; advice on organizing materials; and links |
| History_Explained Examines the background history that is needed to understand the major economic and political problems in the world today. |
| History_Guide Internet-based subject gateway to scholarly relevant information in history, maintained at the State and University Library at Göttingen, Germany. Searchable by subject and by source type. |
| History_House History like you should have learned it. Bizarre stories, trivia, and books every week. |
| History_Hub History and world events; book reviews and links. |
| History_Net Categorized history articles, features, thumbnailed picture gallery, discussion board, and special events and exhibits. |
| History_News_Network Aspires to put news in historical context by publishing articles written by historians on current events topics. Published by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. |
| History_of_Nations Provides a history of every country in the world. Includes an overview as well as more detailed historical information. Based on content from the US State Department with new material added. |
| The_History_Page A comprehensive directory of links, organized by period. |
| The_History_Ring A web ring which links over a thousand historical web sites. |
| History_Wiz Source for history, original content, including multimedia exhibits, as well as links to other sites. Topics include world history, American history, and current events. |
| History_World_International Provides an overview of Western history from ancient Sumeria to World War Two, including profiles of major figures, timelines, photos, and interactive features. |
| InHeritage A history Web site development firm specializing in historic preservation and historical documentaries. |
| LLEK_Bookmarks_Scientific_Search_Engines_-_History Catalog of journals, catalogs, and other scholarly resources in German and English. |
| Mr_Heitmann\'s_History_Page Comprehensive collection of links to history resources aimed at high school students. |
| Net\'s_Educational_Resource_Center Directory of sites covering American, ancient, world and modern history, social studies, reference sources, study tips and related resources. |
| Ocean Indexes the best history content on the net, including material in History World, from which it evolved. Also offers a toolbar with history search and timeline of world history. |
| Old_World_Traditional_Trade_Routes_(OWTRAD)_Project Research on history, geography and logistics of communication, pilgrimage, and trade routes of Eurasia and Africa 10,000 BCE to circa 1820 CE. |
| Reportret Gallery of reconstructed portraits of key figures from world history, without anachronisms, respecting contemporary style, and based on historical sources. |
| Top20WorldHistory_com List of history links sorted by period, without anotation. |
| Virtual_Quincy_Directory A collection of links to various sites related to historical events and institutions. |
| Western_Civilization_Core_Course Available as both a timeline and index. Includes survey of history, culture, and ideas with readings, period introductions, and articles. Created by the History Department at Whitworth College. |
| Wikinfo_|_History Offers an overview of the topic with a list of articles dealing with history in this encyclopedia. |
| World_Civilizations An online learning resource from Washington State University. |
| World_History_Blog Blog that features all aspects of world history. Sites dealing with any historical issue or topic are possible future posts. Also includes sites which discuss teaching history. |
| World_Wide_Web_Virtual_Library__History Extensive University of Kansas-maintained directory of history resources, sorted into research methods, topics, eras and epochs, and regions. |
| American_Folklife_Center,_Library_of_Congress Created by Congress in 1976 "to preserve and present American Folklife," the Center incorporates the Archive of Folk Culture, established at the Library in 1928 as a repository for American Folk Music |
| Archer_Taylor Wolfgang Mieder's biographical sketch of the University of California Professor of Folklore Archer Taylor, and his work as a paremiologist--collector of proberbs. |
| Archives_of_Folklore_Discussion_List Hosts a complete month-by-month record of all the posts made to the discussion-list, from 1990 to the present. |
| At_the_Edge__The_Cosmic_Mill Article by Alby Stone discussing the hand-mill as an image of the cosmos. |
| Basque_Folklore Essays and links. |
| British_Columbia_Folklore_Society A definition and explanation of folklore, with examples. |
| D__L__Ashliman Folklore researcher, providing extensive resources on Germanic myths, legends and sagas, and Indo-European folk and fairy tales. |
| Directory_of_Irish_and_Celtic_Folklore An "A to Z of Irish Folkore," including seasonal celebrations, folktales, folk sayings, folk cures, leprechaun and fairy beliefs, and the origins of names. |
| Family_Folklore__How_to_Collect_Your_Own_Family_Folklore Guide produced to accompany the exhibition "The Grand Generation: Memory, Mastery, Legacy" organized by the Smithsonian Institution. |
| Folk_Beliefs_in_Modern_Japan E-text of the book edited by Inoue Nobutaka, Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University. |
| Folklore__An_Introduction Contains definitions, basic categories, and listings of subjects studied by folkloristics. |
| Folklore__an_Online_Electronic_Journal English-language archives of an informative Baltic Folklore journal published by the Folk Belief and Media Group of the Estonian Literary Museum. Material about Estonian shamanism, urban legends, ethn |
| The_Folklore_of_the_Isle_of_Man Myths, legends, superstitions, customs and proverbs, by A. W. Moore (1891), e-text from a Manx Note Book. |
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adversary F-5E from VFC-13 being pursued by one of VFA-2's new F/A-18F
"Rhinos." Each of the two aircraft profiles was
illustrated from source photographs using Corel PHOTO-PAINT and a lot of
trial-and-error.
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updates: Added
link to TOPSIGHT SENTRY,
a weblog covering homeland security, critical infrastructure
protection, and intelligence topics.
Punch Stack
News, notes, links, and commentary pertinent to the general subject matter of
this site.
[19 Jun 2004]
Profiles in
Tedium: Robin J. Lee
Useless facts about a dreary person. Now with a picture.
Major Site Overhaul in Progress
This website is presently undergoing a much-needed reorganization
and phased upgrade. This will be the most significant revision since this
site's launch in 1995; by the end of the overhaul, the main features of
this site will have been completely revised and several new initiatives will
have been launched. Check here for information on the reorientation and
future plans for the site.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions asked most often by readers of this site. Check here before
e-mailing; the answer you seek might already be here.
State of the Russian Navy
A resource for developments in the
Russian Federation Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot), including an index to
the known names of Russian naval ships, a short history of Soviet/Russian
aircraft carrier development, and notes on major construction programs and
fleet development. The forthcoming overhaul will bring the
information in this fleet survey (dating back to late 1998) up to date, and is
expected to include a greater focus on "small platform" development.
Vulture's Row: U.S. Naval
Aviation in the 21st Century
A guide to U.S. carrier-based
aviation, including the CV Guide to the active aircraft carrier fleet,
carrier air wing order of battle, unit histories, and more. The
forthcoming update will include a broader focus on new platforms and programs
that will shape the naval aviation force in the next decade.
Ship
Visit: USS Hornet (CV-12/CVA-12/CVS-12)
A photographic tour of the eighth ship of the U.S. fleet to bear the name Hornet,
which along with its air wing downed over 600 Japanese aircraft in
WWII and recovered the first men to walk on the moon.
Decommissioned after 27 years of service, she was restored in 1995
and is currently a floating museum in Alameda Point, California.
Eagles,
and Tigers, and Vipers . . . oh my!
A number of non-native birds of prey made an out-of-season
appearance in Northern California, over the weekend of May 29-30,
2004. The Moffett Air & Space Expo was held early
this year, and featured a pair of F-15s, a whole flock of F-16s, and
even a section of Navy adversary jets from NAS Fallon. Photo
pictorial. [5 June 2004]
A
Novice's Guide to Digital Aviation Profile Art
How to hide an appalling
lack of artistic talent through the use of software. [29
Feb 2004]
It's
a Bird, It's a Plane, It's...Superbug!
One of VFA-122's F/A-18E Super Hornets was spotted in the San
Francisco Bay Area on Sept. 13-14, 2003, introducing itself to the
crowds at this year's AirExpo at Moffett Federal
Airfield. A photo pictorial of the strikefighter that will
form the backbone of the Navy's tactical aviation inventory in the
coming decades.
Desert Storm Air Campaign Tables
Based on data published in Volume 5 of
the Gulf War Air Power Survey (Unclassified) and supplemented with information
from a number of other sources, these tables contain statistics and details on
specific events that took place over Iraq/KTO between 17 Jan 1991 and 22 Mar
1991.
Coalition Air-to-Air
Victories lists all air-to-air victories reported by Coalition air
forces, including callsigns and BuNo./serial numbers, ordnance employed, and
(where available) engagement details.
Coalition Fixed-Wing Combat Aircraft Attrition
lists all reported incidents of combat damage and losses to Allied aircraft,
including parent units, exact times when available, and cause of attrition.
Air-Delivered Munitions lists all guided and
unguided munitions expended by USAF, USN, and USMC aircraft, unit costs per
weapon, and total costs.
Post-Desert Storm Air Operations to 1999
A catalog of discrete shooting incidents involving
U.S./NATO aircraft between April 1991 and August 1999, including NORTHERN WATCH,
SOUTHERN WATCH, and DENY FLIGHT. All but the very large operations
(notably ALLIED FORCE, DELIBERATE FORCE, and DESERT FOX) are broken out on an
engagement-by-engagement basis. [Coming
soon.]
TOPSIGHT
SENTRY
A weblog covering homeland security, critical
infrastructure protection, and intelligence
topics.
Key Components of the Iraqi Ground Forces, 2002
An overview of the major maneuver
formations of the Iraqi Army's ground forces, as of late 2002. Sort of
overtaken by events, in case you hadn't already heard.
Central Hyperlink
Repository
An annotated guide to useful
Internet links, organized by subject. [5 Jun 2004]
Why Did the Chicken Cross the
Road?
Famous conjectures on the eternal question.
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