From: net-happenings moderator < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Date: Monday, June 03, 2002 To: comp.internet.net-happenings Subject: RESOUR D-Day, June 6, 1944 Date:         Mon, 3 Jun 2002 08:36:42 -0400 From:         Myers,Julia < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Subject:      D-Day, June 6, 1944 To:           This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it D-Day, June 6, 1944 The U.S. Library of Congress offers information about the history of the United States during the Depression and World War II (1929-1945). As part of the Jump Back in Time segment of America's Story, the library highlights D-Day on June 6, 1944. D-Day refers to the Allied invasion of Normandy in German-occupied France during World War II. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/pages/jb_0606_dday_1.html Lesson Plan for D Day: Interactive Task Dan Moorhouse presents an interactive lesson about the World War II D-Day invasion for key stage three, year nine history classes. The students make decisions concerning the June 6, 1944 allied invasion of Normandy, France, in order to successfully complete a maze. Internet access is required. The lesson is part of SchoolsHistory, which offers online history lessons, resources, and activities, designed to correspond to the U.K. national curriculum for history. http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/DDaylessonplan.htm Message Drafted by General Eisenhower in Case the D-Day Invasion Failed and Photographs Taken on D-Day Presents a lesson plan that highlights the Constitutional powers held by the U.S. Congress to declare war and regulate a military force. The lesson plan is part of the Constitution Community, a partnership between classroom teachers and educational specialists at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). http://www.nara.gov/education/cc/dday.html Imagining D-Day: The History Behind Saving Private Ryan Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. offers some of the factual history during World War II from which the movie Saving Private Ryan is inspired. Discusses the true story of Fritz Niland, the film's Omaha Beach sequence, the depiction of destruction on the battlefield, and inland battles. http://private-ryan.eb.com/page1.html Digest of Operation Overlord Ibiblio.org at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents the text of Digest of Operation 'Overlord.' The excerpt is from United States Army in World War II: The European Theater of Operations, Cross Channel Attack, written by Gordon A. Harrison. Digest of Operation 'Overlord' is a de_script_ion of the World War II D-Day attack against the Germans in France. http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/academic/history/marshall/military/wwii/D-... rlord.txt Fact Sheet D-Day, 6 June 1944 Normandy, France The Kansas Heritage Center for Family and Local History presents a fact sheet on the World War II D-Day invasion by the Allies of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. The fact sheet highlights the events leading to the invasion, the participants, the invasion, and the events on Omaha Beach and Utah Beach. http://history.cc.ukans.edu/heritage/abilene/ikedday.html Normandy: D-Day/Operation Overlord Bob Doyle presents information about the World War II Allied invasion of Normandy, France, in June 1944, which is known as D-Day and code-named Operation Overlord. Doyle provides images and details about the focal areas of Saint Mere Eglise, Le Pointe Du Hoc, Omaha Beach, and Coleville. http://overlord.nrl.navy.mil/normandy-index.html D-Day on the Web Tim Spalding presents a collection of Internet resources on D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. The collection contains histories, images, personal accounts, and more. http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/d-day/ D-Day Highlights D-Day, a documentary television program that focuses on the the D-Day invasion by the Allied Forces in Normandy, France, during World War II on June 6, 1944. Notes that the program was originally broadcast as part of The American Experience television series of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the WGBH Educational Foundation. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dday/about.html National D-Day Museum Features the National D-Day Museum, located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The museum commemorates the men and women who won World War II. Discusses the facility, hours of admission, membership information, the history of D-Day, educational programs, and the exhibits. http://www.ddaymuseum.org/ Lest We Forget: World War II: Operation Bodyguard: The Secret of Overlord's Success Features the full text of an article en_title_d Lest We Forget: World War II: Operation Bodyguard: The Secret of Overlord's Success, by Stephen Payne. Discusses the operational directives during World War II, particularly for the invasion on Normandy on D-Day June 6, 1944. http://webpub.alleg.edu/student/p/paynes/bodyguard2.html American Experience: Guts and Glory Highlights information on the film Guts and Glory, part of the American Experience series of the Public Broadcast Service (PBS). Discusses the Battle of the Bulge and D-Day during World War II (1939-1945). Offers firsthand accounts from the battlefield and a timeline of the events. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/guts/index.html Normandy: 1944 Features information on the invasion of Normandy (D-Day) during World War II. Discusses the events surrounding the invasion, which resulted in Allied victory against Germany and lead to the liberation of western Europe. Highlights the invasion routes, the air campaign, the landings of the airborne troops, the German response, the drive to the Seine, and the liberation of Paris. Provides information on the rebuilding of the cities near Normandy and the revisits of the battlegrounds by the British, French, Germans, Canadians, and Americans. http://normandy.eb.com/ Overlord Presents information on the National D-Day Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organization _base_d in Bedford, Virginia. Posts contact information via mailing address, toll-free telephone number, and e-mail. The Foundation is dedicated to designing, building, and operating a memorial to Allied Forces who invaded the Norman coast of France on June 6, 1944 as part of Operation Overlord. Discusses the layout of the memorial. http://www.dday.org/ D-Day Account of LTC John Burkhalter Features a letter written by 2nd Lieutenant John Burkhalter to his wife concerning D-Day, June 6, 1944, at Omaha beach in Normandy, France, during World War II. Discusses the storming of Normandy by American troops, the casualties, and enemy attack on the beach. Contains a photograph of Burkhalter. http://www.highrock.com/JohnGBurkhalter/D-day.html Prepared by: Julia Myers NetFirst Assistant Managing Editor This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it All _link_s were checked on June 3, 2002. Was this forwarded to you by a colleague?  Would you like to receive NetFirst-L mailings directly? 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