BerlinerLuebecker
Senior Member
Thought this might be an interesting idea for those who are interested in learning more about the context surrounding the hobby. I figure if we brainstorm/crowdsource the various resources we are already using and collect them in one place, this could be very useful to others looking for similar information. Best will be some kind of standardized format, like:
Title: [Name of the collection or database]
Link: [URL to main homepage]
Summary: [A couple of sentences on what kind of information can be obtained here.]
So to get the ball rolling...
Title: "Der Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918"
Link: http://digi.landesbibliothek.at/viewer/resolver?urn=urn:nbn:at:AT-OOeLB-1155545
Summary: High-quality digital scans of the famous and detailed official history of the First World War prepared by the Reichsarchiv Potsdam. Each chapter (or entire book) can be downloaded as a PDF by going through the "contents" link on each volume's page. 16 volumes.
Title: "Oesterreich-Ungarns Letzter Krieg 1914-1918"
Link: http://digi.landesbibliothek.at/viewer/toc/AC01039112/0/LOG_0000/
Summary: Similar to the above post, high-quality digital scans of the famous history of Austria-Hungary's involvement in the First World War, written by Edmund Glaise von Horstenau. 15 volumes.
Title: "Bestand 500"
Link: http://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/de/nodes/1-bestand-500
Summary: A huge project of monumental importance. This is a cooperative effort between the German Historical Institute and the Russian government to digitize German document groups seized during WWII. This includes many collections from the First World War, as well as inter-war police and secret police files. For WWII, it includes files never before utilized by western researchers. For the most part, these documents exist only in Russia, and complement the incomplete records that can be found in Germany and the US National Archives. The digitization effort is ongoing, so new folders should be added regularly. Note: as far as I have been able to tell, these can only be downloaded/saved one page at a time, which is very time-consuming if trying to gain an entire file or set of files.
Title: Facing Stalingrad
Link: http://facingstalingrad.com/
Summary: A website to accompany the book by Dr. Jochen Hollbeck of the same name. This website hosts a number of interviews of German and Russian eyewitnesses to the battle of Stalingrad. Fascinating reading on a very well-constructed site.
Title: [Name of the collection or database]
Link: [URL to main homepage]
Summary: [A couple of sentences on what kind of information can be obtained here.]
So to get the ball rolling...
Title: "Der Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918"
Link: http://digi.landesbibliothek.at/viewer/resolver?urn=urn:nbn:at:AT-OOeLB-1155545
Summary: High-quality digital scans of the famous and detailed official history of the First World War prepared by the Reichsarchiv Potsdam. Each chapter (or entire book) can be downloaded as a PDF by going through the "contents" link on each volume's page. 16 volumes.
Title: "Oesterreich-Ungarns Letzter Krieg 1914-1918"
Link: http://digi.landesbibliothek.at/viewer/toc/AC01039112/0/LOG_0000/
Summary: Similar to the above post, high-quality digital scans of the famous history of Austria-Hungary's involvement in the First World War, written by Edmund Glaise von Horstenau. 15 volumes.
Title: "Bestand 500"
Link: http://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/de/nodes/1-bestand-500
Summary: A huge project of monumental importance. This is a cooperative effort between the German Historical Institute and the Russian government to digitize German document groups seized during WWII. This includes many collections from the First World War, as well as inter-war police and secret police files. For WWII, it includes files never before utilized by western researchers. For the most part, these documents exist only in Russia, and complement the incomplete records that can be found in Germany and the US National Archives. The digitization effort is ongoing, so new folders should be added regularly. Note: as far as I have been able to tell, these can only be downloaded/saved one page at a time, which is very time-consuming if trying to gain an entire file or set of files.
Title: Facing Stalingrad
Link: http://facingstalingrad.com/
Summary: A website to accompany the book by Dr. Jochen Hollbeck of the same name. This website hosts a number of interviews of German and Russian eyewitnesses to the battle of Stalingrad. Fascinating reading on a very well-constructed site.
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