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Welcome to our on-line library, a tool for quick reference as well as in-depth research for players of TW games and mods.

There are seven titles:

1. General Resources
2. Ancient
3. Roman
4. Sengoku Jidai
5. Medieval
6. Early Modern
7. Napoleonic

There are subtitles for Nations and Empires if relevant to the games. Every (sub)title has headings for Background, Warfare, Maps and Primary Sources.

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Each link is accompanied by an indicator of the site's language(s) (colored orange), the name of the .org member who contributed it (in small print) and a summary description of content and host (in Italics).

Some links are marked superb because they are worth visiting in their own right.

Some links occur under several headings – that’s because they’re the best.

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This sticky is far from complete and I need your help. Please consider corrections and additions, or criticise the whole concept. Nit-pickers be my guest, I’m one of you. And please report any dead links.

[center]Last checked on 20 November 2006

[size=5][b]1. General Resources[/b][/size][/center]


:bobby: [u]History Portals[/u]

[url=http://www.history.ac.uk/search/welcome.html]History On-Line[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/i][/size]
[I]Meta-index of historical web sites by the Institute of Historical Research, University of London[/I]
[url=http://www.besthistorysites.net/about.shtml]Best of History Web Sites[/url] [color=DarkOrange] en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Index of reliable sites by historian Thomas Daccord[/I]
[url=http://geohistory.com]GeoWorld History[/url] [color=DarkOrange] en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Geopolitical database by International Affairs scholar Thomas Gilbert and software company GeoHistory[/I]
[url=http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu]The Online Books Page[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Index of over 20,000 free books on the Web by University of Pennsylvania library[/I]
[url=http://www.history-journals.de]The History Journals Guide[/url] [color=DarkOrange] en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Directory for journals and discussion lists by non-profit WWW Virtual Library[/I]
[url=http://www.historynet.com/index.html]The History Net[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy AdrianII[/i][/size]
[i]Resource for scholars and students: searcheth, and thou shalt find many excellent articles[/i]

:knight: [u]Military History[/u]

[url=http://www.rickard.karoo.net/main.html]Military History Encyclopedia on the Web[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy Tricky Lady[/I][/size]
[I]On-line encyclopaedia with indices for wars, battles, sieges, treaties, weapons, biographies and global timeline[/I]
[url=http://www.deremilitari.org]De Re Militari[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy Mouzafphaerre[/I][/size]
[I][color=Red]Superb[/color] index of resources for Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern warfare by the Society for Medieval Military History[/I]
[url=http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/awc-thry.htm]Military Theory, Theorists & Strategy[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy AdrianII[/i][/size]
[i]Resource by the United States Air War College[/i]
[url=http://www.stratisc.org/index.html]Stratisc.org[/url] [color=DarkOrange]fr[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy Meneldil[/I][/size]
[I]Index of academic resources on military history and strategy by the [/I]Commission Française d’Histoire Militaire
[url=http://infos.aus-germanien.de/Liste_von_Schlachten]Liste von Schlachten[/url] [color=DarkOrange]ge[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy Franconicus[/i][/size]
[i]German Wikipedia resource with detailed battle descriptions from 500 b.C. to the present[/i]
[url=http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com]Military History Online[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy Adrian II[/i][/size]
[i]Large site with articles and book reviews about mostly modern warfare by military author Brian Williams[/i]
[url=http://www.amazonminiatures.com/youandwhosearmy/weapons.asp]Weapons Glossary[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy Mouzafphaerre[/i][/size]
[I]Amateur site by private company Amazon Miniatures[/I]
[url=http://www.student.utwente.nl/~sagi/artikel]Archery Articles[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy AdrianII[/i][/size]
[i]Digitised articles from the [/i]Journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries
[url=http://www.imh.org/imh/kyhpl1a.html]The Legacy of the Horse[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Equestrian history resource by the International Museum of the Horse[/I]

:deal: [u]Timelines[/u]

[url=http://www.rickard.karoo.net/periodframe.html]Military History Timeline[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Tricky Lady[/I][/size]
[I]World chronology of war compiled by [/I]Military History Encyclopedia on the Web
[url=http://www.warscholar.com/Timeline.html]A Military History Timeline[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]World chronology of war based on Kohn's [/I]Dictionary of Wars[I] (1968)[/I]

:lost: [u]Maps[/u]

[url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html]Historical Map Web Sites[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Mouzafphaerre[/I][/size]
[I]Index maintained by Perry-Castañeda Library, University of Texas[/I]
[url=http://www.maphistory.info]History of Cartography[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Resource by Tony Campbell, retired librarian British Library[/I]
[url=http://www.tacitus.nu/historical-atlas/index.html]Tacitus Historical Atlas[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en/sw[/color] [size=1]courtesy [i]Meneldil[/i][/size]
[i]European Historical maps, population statistics and genealogical tables by Örjan Martinsson of Uppsala University[/i]

:baby: [u]Genealogy[/u]

[url=http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/GEDCOM.html]Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Mouzafphaerre[/I][/size]
[I]Tables and timelines for Western and Near Eastern royal and noble dynasties, caliphs, tsars, Popes and saints by computer scientist Brian Tompsett[/I]
[url=http://www.chivalricorders.org/index3.htm]Almanach de la Cour[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy AdrianII[/i][/size]
[i]Resource for European Royalty, Nobility and Military Orders by amateur Guy Stair Sainty[/i]
[url=http://www.hostkingdom.net/regindex.html]Regnal Chronologies[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Tables of rulers, dynasties and pretenders by group of dedicated amateurs[/i]
[url=http://www.genealogylinks.net/gen-int.htm]World Genealogy Databases[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Wellington[/I][/size]
[I]Links to genealogical tools by MyFamily.com, Inc., Utah[/I]

:beatnik2: [u]Language & Etymology[/u]

[url=http://www.omniglot.com/index.htm]Omniglot[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Mouzafphaerre[/I][/size]
[I]On-line guide to written languages of the world by language scholar and polyglot Simon Ager[/I]
[url=http://indoeuro.bizland.com/index8.html]The Indo-European Database[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy Khelvan[/I][/size]
[I]Digital database of articles by enthusiasts on Indo-European linguistics, history, archaeology and culture[/I]
[url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=s&p=26]Online Etymology Dictionary[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]On-line English etymology dictionary compiled by historian Douglas Harper[/I]
[url=http://www.lexilogos.com]Lexigologos[/url] [color=DarkOrange]fr[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Lexicology site by amateur Xavier Nègre with on-line dictionaries of world languages, toponymic sources, alphabet history and pronunciation keys[/I]

:scholar: [u]Auxiliary Sciences[/u]

[url=http://www.hyw.com/Books/WargamesHandbook/Contents.htm]The Complete Wargames Handbook[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Digitized version of 1992 classic by James F. Dunnigan[/I]
[url=http://www.heraldica.org]Heraldica[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Heraldry portal by amateur François Velde[/I]
[url=http://www.nahste.ac.uk]Navigational Aids for the History of Science, Technology & the Environment[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Searchable database hosted by University of Edinburgh, UK[/I]
[url=http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL]The Online Medieval and Classic Library[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Collection of Ancient and Medieval literary sources by amateur Douglas Killings[/I]
[url=http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html]Art History Resources on the Web[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Mouzafphaerre[/I][/size]
[I]Huge index site by art historian Christopher Witcombe of Sweet Briar College, Virginia[/I]
[url=http://salc.wsu.edu/fair%5Ff01/FS22/]Ancient Body Art[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]JohnCee[/I][/size]
[I]On-line resource of Washington State University on the significance and interpretation of body art in ancient civilizations[/I]
[url=http://www.symbols.com]SYMBOLS.com[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Adrian II[/I][/size]
[I]On-line version of [/I]Thought Signs[I] (1995) by Swedish psychologist and political scientist Carl Liungman with word and graphic indices for 2500 Western signs and symbols[/I]
[url=http://home.cogeco.ca/~cmns]Classical and Medieval Numismatic Society[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Meneldil[/I][/size]
[I]Educational site with specialist articles, links section and essays on forgery[/I]
[url=http://www.pantheon.org]Encyclopedia Mythica[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]On-line encyclopaedia of world mythology, legend and folklore with genealogical tables, image gallery and bestiary by amateur Micha Lindemans and friends[/I]
[url=http://users.wpi.edu/~jforgeng/Metallurgy_and_Armoring.pdf]’The Works of Fire’[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Medieval metallurgy and armouring primer by Higgins Armory Museum, MA[/I]
[url=http://www.manybooks.net/genre.php]Manybooks.net[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy Quietus[/i][/size]
[i]Matthew McClintock's collection of 11.000 ebooks, mainly taken from Project Gutenberg[/i]
[url=http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/DicHist/dict.html]Dictionary of the History of Ideas[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Digitized version of [/I]The Dictionary of the History of Ideas[I] (1973-74) by Philip P. Wiener[/I]
[url=http://scarab.msu.montana.edu/historybug/contents.htm]Insects, Disease and History[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy AlexPeters[/i][/size]
[i]Resource by entolomogists Gary Miller and Robert Peterson[/i]

~:cool: [u]Miscellaneous[/u]

[url=http://www.odinscastle.org]Odin’s Castle of Dreams and Legends[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]ROCKHAMMER[/I][/size]
[I]Highly personal archive of history and historical resources by nostalgic Paul Gwynn[/I]
[url=http://stupidity.com/story1final/index.htm]The Story of Stupidity[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]’In every civilization, in every age, the historical record is replete with examples of stupidity..’ (James F Welles, Ph.D.)[/I]
[url=http://www.pomian.demon.co.uk/pickup.htm]Medieval Pick-up Lines[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy AdrianII[/i][/size]
[i]Been there, slain that.[/i]



[center][size=5][b]2. Ancient[/b] :egypt: [/size][/center]


[u]Background[/u]

[url=http://www.livius.org/home.html]Livius – Articles on Ancient History[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Meneldil[/I][/size]
[I][color=Red]Superb[/color] collection of articles, references and primary sources by historian Jona Lendering[/I]
[url=http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/ancient.html]Lectures on Ancient and Early Medieval Europe[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Sound, old-fashioned lectures by historian Steven Kreis[/I]
[url=http://www.friesian.com/notes/oldking.htm]Index of Egyptian History[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy ShadesWolf[/i][/size]
[i]Resource with maps and timetables by 'Friesian' philosopher Kelly Ross[/i]
[url=http://www.julen.net/ancient]Ancient World Web[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Index for all things Ancient by historian and information systems designer Julia Hayden[/I]
[url=http://www.etana.org/abzu]Abzu Bibliography[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Search engine for articles and websites on the Ancient Near East by archivist Charles Jones of The Oriental Institute in Chicago[/I]

[u]Warfare[/u]

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battles_before_AD_601]List of Battles before a.D. 601[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy Aurelian[/I][/size]
[I]Wikipedia resource for Eurasian battles up to 601 a.D.[/I]
[url=http://www.deremilitari.org/RESOURCES/ancientwarfare.htm]De Re Militari[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy Mouzafphaerre[/I][/size]
[I]Sources, resources and links for Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern warfare by the Society for Medieval Military History[/I]
[url=http://www.slinging.org]Slinging.org[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy AdrianII[/i][/size]
[i]Resource on man's earliest ballistic weapon by dedicated re-enactors[/i]

[u]Maps[/u]

[url=http://www.studylight.org/se/maps]Bible Maps[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy Lotar[/I][/size]
[I][color=Red]Superb[/color] collection of digital historical maps for the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean from Pre-History to the 2nd C. a.D. hosted by Christian resource StudyLight.org[/I]
[url=http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/europe/maps.html]Historical Atlas Resource - Europe[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy Aurelian[/I][/size]
[I]Animated and interactive maps for Antiquity and Early Middle Ages at University of Oregon[/I]
[url=http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/atlases/ancient_warfare/ancient_warfare_table_of_contents.html]Ancient Warfare[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy Big John[/i][/size]
[i]Historical maps and battle diagrams from U.S. Military Academy at West Point[/i]

[u]Primary Sources[/u]

[url=http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html]Internet Ancient History Sourcebook[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Basileus[/I][/size]
[I]Index of on-line translated sources by Paul Halsall of Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies[/i]
[url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu]The Perseus Digital Library[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [i]AdrianII[/i][/size]
[I]Interactive digital library offering a wide range of textual and visual sources from Antiquity, hosted by Classics professor Gregory Crane of Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts[/I]
[url=http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/index.html]The Internet Classics Archive[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy Big John[/i][/size]
[i]Searchable database of classical Greek, Roman, Chinese and Persian texts hosted by MIT[/i]
[url=http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/art/buerger]Bearers of Meaning[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Meneldil[/I][/size]
[I]On-line catalogue of the Ottilia Buerger collection of Ancient and Byzantine coins at Lawrence University, Wisconsin, with detailed coin descriptions, useful essays and glossary[/I]
[url=http://lilt.ilstu.edu/drjclassics]Dr J's Illustrated Guide to the Classical World[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy Big John[/i][/size]
[i][color=Red]Superb[/color] visual resource by Classical languages professor Janice Siegel[/i]


[b]Ancient Egypt[/b]

[u]Background[/u]

[url=http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt/]Egyptology Resources[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Comprehensive links for books, journals, museums and collections by British Museum curator Nigel Strudwick[/I]
[url=http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/index.html]An Introduction to the History and Culture of Pharaonic Egypt[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Mouzafphaerre[/I][/size]
[I]Nice amateur site with links, glossary, maps and English language reader by André Dollinger[/I]
[url=http://home.nycap.rr.com/foxmob/sea_peoples.htm]Sea Peoples[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy Pericles[/I][/size]
[I]Article on contending theories about the Sea Peoples by Mediterranean archaeologist Daniel Gremmler of University at Albany[/I]

[u]Warfare[/u]

[url=http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/army.htm]The Army in Ancient Egypt[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Mouzafphaerre[/I][/size]
[I]Nice amateur site with links, glossary, maps and English language reader by André Dollinger[/I]
[url=http://www.touregypt.net/magazine/military.htm]Military in Ancient and Archaic Egypt[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy AdrianII[/i][/size]
[I]Decent amateur resource by the makers of Tour Egypt web site[/I]

[u]Maps[/u]

[url=http://www.studylight.org/se/maps]Bible Maps[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy Lotar[/I][/size]
[I]Collection of digital historical maps by Christian resource StudyLight.org[/I]

[u]Primary Sources[/u]

[url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/projects/digital/apis]APIS, Advanced Papyrological Information System[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Papyrology database with digital images, translations, glosses, bibliographies and links to other collections[/I]


[b]Ancient China[/b]

[u]Background[/u]

[url=http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ANCCHINA/ANCCHINA.HTM]Ancient China[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]China resource of the World Civilizations Project hosted by Washington State University[/I]
[url=http://www.friesian.com/sangoku.htm#china]Emperors of China[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy ShadesWolf[/i][/size]
[i]Resource with maps and timetables by 'Friesian' philosopher Kelly Ross[/i]
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warring_States_Period]Warring States Period[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Wikipedia resource for the Warring States[/I]

[u]Warfare[/u]

[url=http://www.atarn.org]Asian Traditional Archery Network[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy Khelvan[/I][/size]
[I]Resource of amateurs and professionals of Asian archery hosted by Stephen Selby in Hong Kong[/I]
[url=http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/suntzu.htm]Sun-tzu or Sunzi Art of War[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]The full Sun-tzu, translated, annotated and analysed by specialists[/I]
[url=http://www.chinastrategies.com]The Thirty-Six Strategies of Ancient China[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][I]courtesy AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Collection of Ancient Chinese proverbs describing subtle strategies in the fields of politics, diplomacy, and espionage, translated by sinologist Stefan Verstappen[/I]

[u]Maps[/u]

[url=http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/timeline.htm]Timeline[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1][i]courtesy Mouzafphaerre[/i][/size]
[I]Timeline with detailed physical and historical maps of China hosted by sinologist Patricia Buckley Ebrey at University of Washington[/I]

[u]Primary Sources[/u]

[url=http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/eastasia/eastasiasbook.html]Internet East Asian History Sourcebook[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]AdrianII[/I][/size]
[I]Index of on-line translated sources maintained by Paul Halsall of Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies[/i]
[url=http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/index.htm]A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization[/url] [color=DarkOrange]en[/color] [size=1]courtesy [I]Mouzafphaerre[/I][/size]
[I]Guide to visual sources on Chinese history, culture, warfare and society with articles, bibliographies, good timeline and great maps, hosted by sinologist Patricia Buckley Ebrey at University of Washington[/I]