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HOBBY WEBLINKS!
An Online Resource for Historical Miniatures Wargaming

Recent additons to Hobby Weblinks:

Miniature Lanka - Yet another top notch painting service from the small Asian nation of Sri Lanka.
Grenadier Specialty Products - new start-up selling custom wargame polo shirts and other fine wares.
Taylor and Smith Models - selling fine hobby terrain such as a photo real version of Waterloo's Hougomont.
Capitan Games - Spanish firm with free, dowloadable rules for skirmish gaming across many periods.
Conflict in Color - The newest miniature wargaming painting service, this one with a very spiffy Website.
Images de Soldats - The author of all those super spiffy uniform plates you see in the Hortoulle Napoleonic campaign books has a new Website to market his wares!
Historical Warfare - New, very slick military history and wargaming Website.
Victorian Military Society - Dedicated to the soldiers of the Wars of Empire, 1837 thru 1914.
Stone Mountain Miniatures - This distainguished old firm is still around and kicking, providing the best in the hobby as always.
LRT Publications - New French firm publishing full color, well illustrated books on soldiers of the past.
Funcken Uniforms - Famous Belgian series now online, Revolution thru 1st Empire.
Los Araphiles - Very nice Spanish site on the Napoleonic battle of Salamanca.
Battle Order - Brand new vendor specializing in painting services and model building.
Velmad - Fascinating Spanish sight on warfare in the age of sail, really a miniatures game on the Web.
Annuaire Histoire - New French portal that provides access to multiple sites covering the French Revolution thru the 2d Empire.
Aerodrome - New Yahoo Group dedicated to Stan Kubiak's popular WWI dogfighter.
Reinforcements by Post - Another new Asian painting service, this time run by a British Wargamer in Bangladesh.
Waterloo Miniatures
- Brand new store in Ashland, Virginia.
Wargamers Market
- Sorta like an EBay for the wargaming community.
Red Dragon Terrain - Specializing in 28 mm, but now converting many of their products to 15 mm.
Age of Eagles - The official Website for Napoleonic Fire & Fury.

Historical Miniature Wargaming

HMGS Related Websites:

HMGS Announcements Forum on Yahoo Groups - The new moderated site!
HMGS Affiliated Wargaming Clubs and Hobby Dealers (with Member Discounts!)

Newsgroup rec.games.miniatures.historical (via link to Google, Inc):

Deja Now Aquired by Google, Inc - New Interface Now Available!

Yahoo Discussion Groups:

http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/foundry - Foundry.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/WABlist - Warhammer Ancient Battles.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/ancmed - Ancient and Medieval wargaming.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/ColonialWars - Colonial Wars miniature gaming.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/LaceWars - Lace Wars miniature gaming.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/Piquet - Bob Jones' Piquet rules.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA - WRG DBA ancient rules.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/BattlegroundWW2 - Battleground World War II.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm-Miniatures - 6 mm miniature wargaming.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/napsbattles - Napoleon's Battles miniature rules.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/vnblist - Volley & Bayonet miniature rules.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/GenQuarters - General Quarters miniature Rules.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/modmil-l - Modern era miniature wargaming.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/WoodenWalls - Wooden Walls (pre 1890 miniature naval gaming).
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/acwmb - American Civil War miniature gaming.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/Age-of-Reason - Age of Reason miniature rules.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/Valmy_to_Waterloo - Valmy to Waterloo miniature rules.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldWarIISkirmish - World War II skirmish miniature gaming.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/NapoleonicFireandFury - Napolenic Fire & Fury with free rules!!!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GoreAMwar - Saga rules group.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFaceOfBattle/ - Face of Battle.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WW2CombatCommand/ - Combat Command rules.
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/Battlefront - Battlefront World War II miniature rules . . . and for the complete listing (over 800 strong), please Click Here.

General or Universal Sources:

The Miniatures Page: A WWW Magazine - Excellent catalog of miniatures rules publications and manufacturer listings.
Ed's Hobby Hovel - Many of the links below are courtesy of this Website.
The Nafziger Collection - Excellent site for Orders of Battle.
MagWeb - Wargame magazines digitized and online (pay for use).
ConsimWorld Discussion Board- The premier all around wargaming site.
Wargames
Wargame Developments Network
War Games - The Mining Company- Another excellent all around site.
Great Battles of History Home Page - Devoted to GMT's series of tactical level battle games, an excellent source for miniature gaming research.
Robert L. Bowling Painting Service
Soldier and War - New Website dedicated to miniatures and military reenactors.
Spanner and the Yank's Figure Review - Excellent, with Cindy Margolis yet!
Historical Miniatures Wargaming Resource Site
HG Wells' Little Wars - The rules set that started it all.
Web Grognards- Primarily a boardgame site; read about how cardboard wargames continue to slide into the abys!
Miniatures Gallery - Lots of photos showing historical and other miniatures.
Miniature Gamers - new multipurpose site.
Free Wargames Rules - a host of rules, all free, ready for download.
Miniatures in the Classroom - Not affiliated with HMGS East, but a fascinating site for teachers!
MiniatureWargaming.Com - New Weblog site, and nicely done. Promises one stop shopping resource center.
GamesTalks - Another online discussion site about all types of wargames to include miniatures.
Wargamer.Com - Normally associated with PC gaming, now branching out into both the cardboard counter and miniature wargaming world. Jim Zabec is honcho.
Lost Battalion Games - New card, board and gaming company run by Craig Taylor and friends.
Computer Strategies - Clinton Reilly's company providing computer moderated wargames for miniatures, all periods.
Chess Circle - Site devoted to one of the first wargames, called Chaturanga originally.
Librarium Online - New multi-purpose tabletop gaming Website, but primarly focused on Warhammer 40K.
Historical Warfare - New, very slick military history and wargaming Website.

Miniatures HOW TO Sites:

Miniature Painting Tips
Casting Metal Figures: A Beginners Guide
Miniature Painting and Modeling Guide
OSU's Breeds of Livestock: Horses
Miniatures in the Classroom - Not affiliated with HMGS East, but a fascinating site for teachers!

Ancients Rules Support Pages (WRG/DBM, etc):

North American Society of Ancient and Medieval Wargamers - Premier US Club on the subject.
The Society of Ancients - Britain's premier club on the subject; very old and distinguished.
Roger Pimlott's Home Page
Wargaming and DBA
Chris Brantly's Fanaticus DBA Resource Page - Super site with lots of related links.
Firefall DBM
Bob Beattie's DBR Page
Wilko's Wargaming Emporium
WRG 7th Ed Ancients Gaming
DBM: De Bellis Multitudinis
Scott Holder's Ancients Page - Tournament and Umpire Information.
Warrior Rules - For Ancients, a North American sucessor to the 7th Edition.
Nick Salmon Ancients Rules - Free, from Great Britain.
Vis Bellica - New, easy to play Ancients rules. Order online!
Histopedia - CD ROM based reference for Ancient Armies.


Ancients and Medieval Rules Support Pages:

Classical Hack Page
SAGA Rules Support
All Things Ancient & Medieval
Lance & Longbow Society - Supporting Medieval Warfare, 1040-1526.
Day of Battle II - Feudal warfare by Chris Parker.
Medieval Collectibles - Weapons, clothing and more for the re-enactor and collector.


Horse and Musket/Age of Sail Rules Support Pages:

Wargaming the Age of Marlborough
Linear Tactics, by Larry Irons
Redcoat - New site on the American Revolution, complete with rules and more.
Battles for Empire Publications
Patriots & Loyalists American Revolution Rules - by Scott Holder.
The Official Campaign For India Homepage - Close Action Rules.
Napoleonic Fire & Fury - Get a copy of this variant in MS Word format free, via Yahoo Groups.
Horse and Musket Wargame Site
Seven Years War Association
Napoleon's Battles by Avalon Hill Support Site
Napoleonic Wargaming with Military Miniatures
Napoleonic 15mm Miniatures
Northern Wars - Emphasis on the Swedish military.
Napoleon's Eagles - New set of 15 mm rules.
Jeff Glasco's Volley and Bayonet Webpage - Now moved to an online blog! REVISED!
Pike & Shot Society - New Website of the British society dedicated to the study of warfare thru the Age of Marlborough (Webmastered by yours truly no less).
Uniform Guides for the Great Northern War and War of Spanish Succession - Excellent site with a host of color plates and hard to find information.
Clash of Arms Games - From Valmy to Waterloo rules, horse and musket tactical boargames and more.
Guildford Courthouse - Spectacular site covering the battle at a New Zealand convention.
Lace Wars Fire & Fury - The Age of Honor, download these free rules from the Napoleonic Fire & Fury Yahoo Group.
Napoleon's Battles II - Official Website of the second edition of the popular Napoleonic rules.
Swedish History & Wargaming - Another great site, in English no less, with a huge selection of uniform and flag data on the Swedish military towards the end of the 18th century.
Uniform Bogen - Small German site with some excllent uniform plates from the Seven Years War.
Fusiliers.Com - New French site with its first link direct to the Napoleonic section of the Musee de l'Armee in Paris. Now find out what those gaudy uniforms really looked like.
Lace Wars - Supporting Steve Danes' new rules on the War of Spanish Succession and more.
Memorandum.Ru - Fascinating site containing every uniform and flag plate from Viskavatov's famous multi-volume tome on the Russian army. All text in Russian.
Napoleon Online - Excellent German site (and yes, you must sprechen Deutsch) that has republished numerous works of the Historical Section, Imperial German General Staff; lots of OBs and maps.
Renaissance Wargames Society - Formerly the US Pike and Shot Federation, their new site.
Annuaire Histoire - New French portal that provides access to multiple sites covering the French Revolution thru the 2d Empire.
Age of Eagles - The official Website for Napoleonic Fire & Fury.
Velmad - Fascinating Spanish sight on warfare in the age of sail, really a miniatures game on the Web.
Los Araphiles - Very nice Spanish site on the Napoleonic battle of Salamanca.
Funcken Uniforms - Famous Belgian series now online, Revolution thru 1st Empire.

Age of Rifles Rules Support Pages:

Tim's Pony Wars Page
Fire and Fury American Civil War
Johnny Reb Gaming Society - Supporting John Hill's popular Civil War rules.
North Coast Wargamers - Johnny Reb III a Specialty
The Sword and the Flame
Chipco - Age of Gunpowder & Le Petit Empereur
Major General Tremorden Rederring's Colonial Wargames Page - A really fine site with lots of period flavor, good pictures, How To articles, etc.
Trevor's Victorian Colonial Wargame Page
Victoria Gamers American Civil War Scenarios
The Heliograph - Dedicated to all your Colonial wargaming needs.
Victorian Military Society - Dedicated to the soldiers of the Wars of Empire, 1837 thru 1914.

20th Century Rules Support Pages:

Armchair Generals - Free miniatures rules.
Easy Eight Enterprises' Battleground WWII
Spearhead, France 1944 - Armored WWII combat by Rich Baier.
Fire and Fury World War II BattleFront Rules Support Site
France 1940 - Superb site, continuously updated, on Allied Forces with OBs, painting guides, etc.
Face of Battle - Offical Website.
Final Combat - 20th Century skirmish rules, man to man.
Pindersoft ASL Logbook
- PC enabled database for Advanced Squad Leader.
Flames of War - Official site supporting the popular WWII rules and Battlefront Miniatures.
Final Round - A new set of quick-play World War II rules, online and free.
Aerodrome - New Yahoo Group dedicated to Stan Kubiak's popular WWI dogfighter.

Multi-Period Rules Support Pages:

Wargame Rules and Software by Wes Rogers
Carnage and Glory - Multi-period, computer assisted rules.
Computer Strategies Pty Ltd - Clinton Reilly's computer moderated miniature rules, Australia.
Robert L. Bowling Painting Service
Old Dominion Game Works - Mein Panzer, etc.
Saga Publishing - Rules sets for many different periods.
Principles of War - Multiperiod rules for wargaming the Renaissance thru the early 20th Century.
Capitan Games - Spanish firm with free, dowloadable rules for skirmish gaming across many periods.

Piquet - Piquet covers many periods of history with a core system and period modules.

Piquet
Piquet Gamers
The Battle of Dranesville - A Piquet ACW scenario.
Piquet Stockade - Australia.

 


Buy, Sell, Trade or Auction:

BarterTown
Wargame and Miniature Swap Website (by Change of Command)
EBay (The Big Daddy of Them All)
Wargamers Market - Sorta like an EBay for the wargaming community.

Figures:

World War I Modeling Page
Minifigs - Miniature Figurines USA
Sash and Saber - Master painter Chris Hughes also makes excellent figures!
Wargames - Johnson Hood's old outfit with new location and Website.
WarWeb! - Bob French's new site with Old Glory, Battle Honours and a whole lot more.
Prince August - Miniature molds from Ireland.
Army Men - Unique site about plastic toy soldiers, free rules, too.
Black Tree Design, Ltd - A variety of historical and fantasy miniatures.
Toy Soldiers, Etc - Specializing in Britons, Marx, other plastic soldiers and supplies.
SIMTAC, LLC - Specializing in Jacobite and other fine miniature lines.
CR Grace Collectibles LLC - Dealer for military and civilian diecast Corgi, Solido, Verem, Tank Museum and Minichamps.
Mirliton USA - The Italian figure company now has an American home!
DJD Miniatures - In Norwalk, CT, see HMGS East Affiliated Clubs & Dealers page for details!
The Foundry Wargame Miniatures
GHQ Models - Tanks, ships and more.
Gamers Attic - Largest miniature and wargaming retailer on the internet.
Thoroughbred Miniatures - ACW Ironclads and more.
Mirliton Miniatures from Italy
Langton Models from the UK
The Quartermaster - Falcon Miniatures and more.
Musket Miniatures - Figures, terrain and more.
Minutemen Toy Soldiers - Also offers a painting service, and more.
Miniature Wargames Dot Com
Robert L. Bowling Painting Service - Also selling figures, buildings, paints and more!
Combined Arms, Inc. - Home of Britannia Miniatures in the USA.
Naval Solutions - Custom made ships for wargamers!
Testudo Miniatures of Italy - Superb figures and nifty music to boot (Final Countdown by Europe).
The Saber's Edge Hobby Shop
Essex Miniatures - Fine figures from the United Kingdom.
Old Glory Miniatures - New site of a very popular product.
Old Glory 15s - New site devoted entirely to the 15mm line from Old Glory.
North Star Figures - Fine 36mm and 28mm WWII figures, painting service too.
Brigadiers Miniatures - New hobby shop out of Michigan carrying several lines of figures.
Canadian Toy Soldier Company - Specializing in fine toy solders from around the world.
Crusader Miniatures - New firm formed by a former Foundry designer.
Heritage Crest Miniatures - Full selection of everything Minifigs USA has to offer, and more!
Corte Di Cavanno - Italian miniature firm with figures, tools, dies and diorama accessories.
Battle Standard - New company preparing its first release of historical miniatures.
Artizan Designs - Manufacturer of fine World War II figures and related products.
Michigan Toy Soldier Company - Mostly larger scale miniatures for dioramas and such.
Morning Sunshine Models - Extensive collection of modern naval products.
Winged Hussar - New firm with WWII miniatures, rare books, bases and more!
The Tin Dictator - North American distributor for IT Miniatures and more.
Scheltrum Miniatures - British firm, excellent buildings, fortifications and all manner of sea going craft.
Little Grenadier - New British firm offering a variety of products and services; very snazzy logo.
Woodrow's War Store - Fine wargaming figures and collectables from Canada.
Brigade Games - Purveyor of fine miniatures from Crusader, Artizan Designs and more.
1st Corps Limited - Fine 25 and 28 mm gaming figures.
SOGA Miniatures - Fine collection of painted, museum quality minatures from Russia, several firms.
London War Room - one of East's longest supporters is now on the Web.
Soldados Galileo - Fascinating site of Leonardo Medeo presenting white metal minatures with a distinctly South American flair.
Outland Games - They're back with a new Website!
Ant Miniatures - Russian site offering nicely painted and unpainted figures or kits.
Art.I.G - New company out of Latvia (yes, Latvia) selling nicely painted large scale miniatures.
Sergeant Major's Miniatures - Fine pewter with Series 1 covering War in the Pacific.
Tin Bay - Purveyors of fine, authentically painted 54 mm soldiers from throughout history.
Victory Force Miniatures - 28 to 32 mm World War II miniatures for tabletop gaming.
Dayton Painting Consortium - Long a mainstay at HMGS East conventions, check out their new Website!
Corgi USA - Celebrating 50 years with a new military line named "Forward March!"
Wargames Command Post - From the UK, purveyors of fine 28 mm WWII figures and accessories.
Waterloo Miniatures - Brand new store in Ashland, Virginia.
Flaming Monkey Games - Games as they should be, fast, simple and fun.
Stone Mountain Miniatures - This distainguished old firm is still around and kicking, providing the best in the hobby as always.

Flags and Standards:

Vexillologie francaise - Absolutely stunning website covering French military flags through the ages, ready to download and print. Continuously updated, often with near impossible to find data and illustrations.
Robert L. Bowling Painting Service
Signifer Historic Miniature Flags
Cotton Jim's Flags - His new site is finally on the Web, great flags and more!
Ian Croxall's War Flags - Website for free downloadable flags.
Veni, Vidi, Vici, Inc - Excellent shield decals and more.
Maverick Models - New UK firm specializing in flags for all eras, other accessories.

Militaria:

Aurora History Boutique - Fascinating site of all sorts of historical mementos.
Pirate's Cave - Weaponry, equipment and clothing for buccaneers and their wenches.

Terrain:

Miniature World Maker Web Page
Insane Terrain
GeoHex Terrain Systems
Arcadia Terrain Company - from the United Kingdom.
Hovels, Ltd - Fine model buildings from the UK!
Casting Fool & Son - Miniature gaming buildings and terrain.
TM Terrain, Inc - Now offering a 10% discount for wargaming clubs.
Litko Aero Systems - Producers of minature wood bases, with a new line of buildings.
Battlefield Terrain Concepts - Doug Kline's new site, superb hobby terrain.
War Zone - High quality miniature terrain gaming systems.
Crescent Root Studios - Purveyors of fine wargaming terrain.
Barb's Bunker - Fine terrain products for the discriminating wargamer.
CastleKits - Precast wargames terrain in 28 or 30 mm.
Table Top Towns - A new terrain and painting service from the inimitable Mr GAJO.
Gare's Design's & Creations - Hirst Arts Castle Molds and other fine terrain.
Paper Models - From Germany, the frist sets out covering North Africa.
Paper Terrain - Custom historical terrain and paper buildings.
Sam Trees - Chinese site specializing in high quality trees for professional drafters and the like, as well as modelers and wargamers.
Red Dragon Terrain
- Specializing in 28 mm, but now converting many of their products to 15 mm.
Taylor and Smith Models
- selling fine hobby terrain such as a photo real version of Waterloo's Hougomont.

Magazines and Videos:

MagWeb - Wargame magazines digitized and online (pay for use).
Military Miniatures Magazine
The Courier - North America's Foremost Miniature Wargaming Magazine
The War Times Journal
The Naval Gazette Online
Nec Pluribus Impar - French site on Seven Years War armies.
Belle & Blade Video - A mainstay at all East conventions, now online!
Historical Miniature Gamer Magazine - New pub spawned from a fusion of Dick Bryant's Courier and MWAN.
German War Machine - Military History Magazine covering the German army in World War II.

Prints and Books:

Last Square - Books, prints, the St Petersburg miniature collection and more.
Articles of War LTD Bookseller
Caliver Books & Miniatures - British site with excellent selection.
On Military Matters - Excellent selection of books.
Time-Rover Press - Don Featherstone's Skirmish Wargaming book now available!
Military History Press - Fine military history publications from the editors of Napoleon Journal.
Gamers History, Bookseller - Books, games and miniatures.
Historical Archive - Firm specializing in antique and historical maps on CD ROM.
Art of Wars - Tim Reese's new site for CD's and books with color uniform and flag plates.
LRT Publications - New French firm publishing full color, well illustrated books on soldiers of the past.
Images de Soldats - The author of all those super spiffy uniform plates you see in the Hortoulle Napoleonic campaign books has a new Website to market his wares!

Painting Services:

Robert L. Bowling Painting Service - Also selling figures, buildings, paints and more!
Ronin Craft Works Painting Service
Battledress Studios Painting Service
Northern Dragon Painting Service
The Painted Soldier - Painting service for wargamers.
Pictors Studio - Custom Painted Miniatures by Jaime Fenimore and Scott Perry.
GAJO Enterprises - Mr Gajo offers complete new and used painted armies for sale!
Change of Command Painting Service
Goodwin's Painting Service - Deane P. Goodwin.
Command Post Painting Service - Dave Reynolds.
Green Studios Painting Service - From HMGS Pacific Southwest land.
The Enchanted Brush - Painting service, all proceeds go to the theraputic needs of a sick child.
Old Guard Painters - Specializing in 15/25 mm with complete armies for sale.
Minature Lovers Painting Service - From Sri Lanka no less.
PaintedArmies.Com - First class figure painting by Lee (& Sharyl) Clapp.
Oblivion - No, not the result of your last battle, but a top notch painting service from the UK.
Battle Order - Brand new vendor specializing in painting services and model building.
Aire-Brush - New painting service from the United Kingdon. Spectacular photo gallery.
Russian Painter Art Studio - New painting service from St Petersburg, Russia.
PhilGreg Painters - Yet another inexpensive Sri Lanken attempt to corner the market!
Reinforcements by Post - A
Conflict in Color - The newest miniature wargaming painting service, this one with a very spiffy Website.
Grenadier Specialty Products - new start-up selling custom wargame polo shirts and other fine wares.
Miniature Lanka - Yet another top notch painting service from the small Asian nation of Sri Lanka. NEW!

Clubs and Societies (non-HMGS East affiliated):

Miniature Wargaming Society of Sacremento - from California, reach them through their Yahoo Site.
AusWar
British Historical Games Society
Wrexham Wargames Club Page
Heroica, Victorian Wargames Association.
Military History Gaming Society at UT
Historical Gaming Association of London (Ontario)
North American Gaming Club List (NAGCL)
Hutt Valley Wargames Club Online
Wrexham Wargames Club Page
LSHM Home Page
Wayne's Legion Historical Gamers - Toledo and Southern Ohio.
Garrison Clubs - Charlotte
Ottawa Gaming Club - From Canada, naturally.
India Wargames Club - And that's India, as in Asia.
Oslo Military Gaming Club - And that's in Norway, as in Europe.
Historical Boardgame Simulation Society of Japan - So unique I just had to include it.
Games Club of Maryland - Mostly boardgaming, but looking to expand into miniatures.
Salute! - Big British convention sponsored by the South London Warlords.
The Wargamers' Page - Brand new site for an Atlanta, GA based wargaming group.
Les Dragons de la Garde - Classy French wargame club site with lots of pictures.
South London Warlords - The doughty British lads who sponsor the famous SALUTE convention each year.
Big Muddy Historical Gaming Alliance - Gaming out St Louis, MO way.

Personal Sites:



Alexander's Miniatures Gallery
Jeff Koppe - F&IW and Conquistadores
Paddy Griffith Web Site
Darryl Wagner's Home Page
Mark`s Wargames Hobby Room
Strategic Headquarters - Good for sculpting and painting.
Joseph Goodman's Home Page
Bob's Ancients Web Site
Military Miniatures Gallery
John R. "Buck" Surdu's Home Page
Crimson Scorpion - Selling second hand and used hobby products.
GP and Sean's Warhammer Page - But now with 15mm American Civil War!
Soldats du Plastique - Very nice 20mm personal site by Eric Treguier from France.



Military History Research Resources
 
General or Universal Sources:


Historical Text Archive American Military University
US
Army Military History Institute
National Archives Info Locator

National Archives Online Exhibit Hall Xenophon - Russian Military HistoryEuroDocs: Western European Primary Historical Documents Oriental Institute
History Timeline
Balkan Military History
U.S. Navy History
West Point Military Map Collection
Military Collections, Museums & Sites of Interest Directory
Naval Institute Press

Flags and Uniforms:

Medieval Flags and Banners The Zurich Roll of Arms
Samurai Gallery
Medieval Russian Armor
Helmet Military Publications - New Osprey-like publisher; Castiglione book is first offering.
Uniformology Home Page The Discriminating General
Nec Pluribus Impar - French site on Seven Years War armies.
Nineteenth Century British & Indian Armies
Memorandum.Ru - Fascinating site containing every uniform and flag plate from Viskavatov's famous multi-volume tome on the Russian army. All text in Russian.
The Vinkhuijzen Collection - Digitized uniform plates from the New York Public Library.

Ancient:

Classics and Archaeology
Trireme
Ships of the Ancient Greeks
Roman Legions
An Overview of the Sassanian Persian Military
Tacitus - Introduction
Ancient History - Mining Company
Late Antiquity Atlas
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Society of Ancient Military Historians
The Ancient World
 

Medieval:

NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
Grey Company Trebuchet Page
Medieval newsgroup FAQ-Web
Medieval Sourcebook
Knighthood & Chivalry Resource Library
The Age of King Charles V
Medieval Sourcebook
De re militari Association Resources
Angelcynn - Anglo-Saxon Living History 400 - 900 AD

7th & 18th Centuries:
 

Northern Wars (Sweden vs Russia and Europe)
Marshal Vauban
Major McLeroth's Company Home Page
1755
The English Civil War Society
The American Revolutionary War Home Page
Eighteenth-Century Resources
Liberty - Some accounts of American Revolution southern campaign battles.
Pike & Shot Society - New Website of the British society dedicated to the study of warfare thru the Age of Marlborough (Webmastered by yours truly no less).

19th Century:

History 4 War
- Extensive French site with emphasis on the Napoleonic period.
Napoleonic Guide - Multi faceted site.
Napoleonic Gallery - Repository of artwork.
The Battle of Eylau - Private site.
Napoleon in Battle - Multi faceted.
Napoleonic Websites - Comprehensive index, Dutch.
Napoleon Bonaparte Online - Another comprehensive Dutch site.
Napoleon's War in Spain - From a Spanish perspective.
Napoleon Online - from the famous German magazine Depesche.
The Great General Staff - German site on Prussian military history.
Austrian Military History - Similar site for the Austrian KuK Wehrmacht.
Napoleon Online - Excellent German site (and yes, you must sprechen Deutsch) that has republished numerous works of the Historical Section, Imperial German General Staff; lots of OBs and maps.
Civil War Information on the Internet - From the US Civil War Center (see below), the only site you will ever need to get where you are going. Thousands of updated links.
Official Records of the War of the Rebellion - Yes, the ORs for the American Civil War are online.
Crimean War Research Society - About the only site out there.
Royal Navy During the Napoleonic Era
Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution - Florida State University.
Kingdom of Westphalia - Beautiful German site on this Napoleonic state.
Napoleonic Map Series - From USMA West Point.
United States Civil War - "War is a hellish way to settle a disagreement."
Napoléon
Naponeonic Literature
The Napoleon Series
U.S. Civil War Center!
Selected Civil War Photographs Home Page
The Victorian Web Overview
La Maison de L'Empereur

Annuaire Histoire - New French portal that provides access to multiple sites covering the French Revolution thru the 2d Empire.
Los Araphiles -
Very nice Spanish site on the Napoleonic battle of Salamanca.
Funcken Uniforms
- Famous Belgian series now online, Revolution thru 1st Empire.
Victorian Military Society -
Dedicated to the soldiers of the Wars of Empire, 1837 thru 1914.

20th Century:

Nihon Kaigun - Imperial Japanese Navy
The Aerodrome - Aces and Aircraft of World War I
Vietnam Veterans' War Stories!
World War I - Trenches on the Web
Photos of Russia during the Coup Attempt of 1993
Operation Desert Storm Debriefing Book
Eye-witness: A Korean Remembers
WWII Book Info
D-Day
Battle of Britain
German Armed Forces in World War II


Military Equipment & Technology:

General Purpose Site:

FAS Military Analysts Network - everything you ever wanted to know about just about nearly any piece of modern military equipment.

Ships:

Ships of the Ancient Greeks
Trireme
Mary Rose Homeport
Portsmouth Historic Ships
Naval Ship Visits to Local Ports

United States Naval & Shipbuilding Museum Online
State of the Russian Navy
US Navy Ship Pictures
Nautica images of ships and shipmodels
Mac's Navy Links

Aircraft:

Russian Aviation Page: Su(khoi)peragility
Russian Aviation Page
TOTAVIA / Adrian Cybriwsky Aviation Image Archives
F-105 Thunderchief Web
Elevon -- Aviation on the Internet
Air & Space Magazine Home Page
Fighter Planes - 95 different aircraft.
Russian Military Aviation - very detailed.

Swords, Armor and What Not:

Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies
Bonhams: Arms and Armour

Small Arms:

The Brown Bess

Other Issues:

The Geometry of War
Information Warfare, I-War, IW, C4I, Cyberwar


This listing of any business does NOT constitute an endorsement by HMGS East or any of its Officers.


Picture credits - top photo courtesy Bob Giglio and Jeff Hobbs, fourth, Langton Models; fifth from German Armed Forces in WWII Website; sixth, Old Glory, Inc; eighth Bavarian Army Museum, Ingolstadt; ninth, The Last Square, Inc; tenth, Bonaparte at the Grand St Bernard Pass, by David (1748 - 1825), bottom from Federation of American Scientists Website. All others Colonel (Ret) Bill Gray, HMGS East.Special kudos to HMGS East member Tina Zilz for helping find several bad and broken links.

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