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| British National Army Museum | Discover the British Army’s history, from the 1600s to the present day. With their Online Collections Gallery there’s plenty to explore. The Online Collection showcases a selection of historical objects for you to discover and explore. This resource will grow as the Museum’s Collection is catalogued and computerised, and as new acquisitions are added. | ||
| U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command | This website run by the U.S. Navy contains archives of thousands of historical source documents from modern day to pre World War I. The command consists of the HQ in Washington DC, ten museum facilities across the Continental United States, a maintenance detachment, and a receiving facility. You can also find the DANFS database at this site. (see next entry below) | ||
| Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |
Compiled like an encyclopedia, each volume includes summary histories of U.S. Navy ships from certain sections of the alphabet. The volumes also include an assortment of appendices on small craft, dictionary entries for Confederate Navy ships and various essays related to naval ships. Although digital versions of DANFS entries have been available on non-government websites for some time, the Online DANFS Project makes the official version of all 10,000+ entries available for the first time. Please click the link to find out how this amazing resource was made available to the general public. |
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Historical Miniature Gaming Society |
HMGS is the U.S. organization devoted to Historical Miniatures Gaming |
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| Web-Grognards |
“The site for wargames on the web.” This site is devoted to all aspects of wargaming and contains a large number of features, reviews, errata, and lots and lots of links. |
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| Toy Soldiers and Dining Room Battles |
“Most young boys (and some adventurous girls) play with Toy Soldiers; some never stop! I’m proud to say that I am one that never has stopped. Toy Soldiers, painting the figures, history and miniature wargaming is what this site is all about.” This blog is full of useful bits of information, from painting guides to battle reports, and all sorts of stuff in between. Well worth a visit, but be careful, you might get lost for a few hours before you realize it! |
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